He wrote a song about Lydia Reis, then got to know her
Longtime Tucson musician Loren Dircks and his family wrote a song about "walking lady" Lydia Reis before they met her. Like many Tucsonans, they saw her walking on North Oracle Road and all over town. Later, Dircks said, Reis became an important figure in his life.
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One of the things that made Lydia Reis so noticeable also made her vulnerable: She regularly walked along some of the Tucson area's busiest roads.Â
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