San Antonio artist and Spare Parts founder Mary Elizabeth Cantú has died
Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the spelling of Wetmore Road. San Antonio visual artist Mary Elizabeth Cantú, the founder of Spare Parts Center for Creative Reuse, a shop for second-hand arts and crafts supplies, has died at age 45. Spare Parts announced Cantú's passing in a Thursday afternoon Instagram post.
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