Cornelia Wallace Dies.

[monmouth]

For the complete article go to www.pbpost.com....


Former Alabama first lady Cornelia Wallace dies
By PHILLIP RAWLS
Associated Press Writer

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Alabama first lady Cornelia Wallace, who threw herself over Gov. George C. Wallace when he was shot in a 1972 assassination attempt, died Thursday in Sebring, Fla. She was 69.

Wallace's cousin, Melissa Boyen, said the former first lady died from cancer.

Cornelia Wallace was the niece of two-term Gov. James E. "Big Jim" Folsom. The dark-haired beauty, known simply as "C'nelia," married George Wallace on Jan. 4, 1971 — just days before he began his second term as governor. It was the second marriage for both.

The union marked a merger between Alabama's two most famous political families and surprised some because George Wallace had defeated Jim Folsom in the 1962 race for governor and the relationship between the two governors had been strained since then.

Cornelia Wallace was a socially active first lady who was known for her lively personality. But for many, the most endearing memory of her occurred on May 15, 1972.

She was accompanying her husband on the Democratic campaign trial for president when Arthur Bremer shot him four times at a campaign rally in Laurel, Md. A news camera captured photos of Cornelia Wallace throwing herself over her husband's body to shield him as he lay bleeding in a shopping center parking lot.

"She's etched in Alabamians' memory because of the tragedy of that," said Joe Turnham, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party.

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[Taverner]

2. George Lincoln Rockwell shot Wallace

And in turn, he was shot

Neo Nazis eat their own

[Captain Hilts]

4. I thought it was Mark David Brenner. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Huh?

Arthur Bremer shot Wallace.

George Lincoln Rockwell was long dead by the time Wallace was shot.

[Hangingon]

8. Arthur Herman Bremer attempted to kill George Wallace

He was convicted and released in November 2009.

[KoKo]

3. Some "folks" need to Google "Cornelia Wallace" before too much sympathy is thrown around...

:eyes: It's amazing that this post would be out there on a Dem Web Site...but then, I believe anything these days...and look later as to what it's all about.

[monmouth]

7. It's an obituary from the Palm Beach Post.....n/t

[Tangerine LaBamba]

6. That link doesn't work -

try this one: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/gen/ap/AL_Obit_Wallace.html

I had no idea she was still alive.