/tags/jo-anne-christian Jo Anne Christian en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:47:28 GMT /life-arts/2015-11-13/philanthropist-who-helped-bring-long-center-to-austin-dies-at-79 Prominent Austin philanthropist, arts activist and lawyer Jo Anne Christian died Thursday afternoon after a battle with lung cancer. She was 79 years� Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:47:28 GMT /life-arts/2015-11-13/philanthropist-who-helped-bring-long-center-to-austin-dies-at-79 KUT Staff