I love this!!! I was eight years old in 1972 when Gov. Wallace was shot, and the image of Cornelia protecting him is forever burned into my memory! In the days and weeks that followed the shooting, I became absolutely captivated by Cornelia, and the rest of the family, too, once I learned that some of the kids were around my age! I was so impressed with how Cornelia loved George through his difficult recovery, and was sad several years later when their marriage broke up. And I only learned last week that we lost Cornelia in 2009. She is one person I wish with all my heart that I could have met! Thanks so much for sharing this note from her!
Once vivacious, always vivacious.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you, Don. Very kind of you to say that. The older I get the more I have to work at the vivacious LOL.
ReplyDeleteI love this!!! I was eight years old in 1972 when Gov. Wallace was shot, and the image of Cornelia protecting him is forever burned into my memory! In the days and weeks that followed the shooting, I became absolutely captivated by Cornelia, and the rest of the family, too, once I learned that some of the kids were around my age! I was so impressed with how Cornelia loved George through his difficult recovery, and was sad several years later when their marriage broke up. And I only learned last week that we lost Cornelia in 2009. She is one person I wish with all my heart that I could have met! Thanks so much for sharing this note from her!
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