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BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ / PHOTOS BY MARK MORGAN
SKATING TO THE TOP Jacqui Sabo’s central role in developing today’s Phoenix
To think, we have “that girl on the skates” to thank for much of Downtown and Central Phoenix as we know it today. But, that is getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s start at the beginning. Jacqui Sabo is a Valley native, born in the late 1950s to
Native American and Irish Catholic parents. She was one of five children living in the home, but also had four older half siblings, which made for a packed house, car and holidays. “I grew up in organized chaos,” explains Sabo, noting her whimsical mother made sure the children had instruments and
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