{"id":20043,"date":"2012-08-14T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T18:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=20043"},"modified":"2013-04-03T23:49:25","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T03:49:25","slug":"nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"Nellie Gray remembered by pro-life advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20048 alignright\" style=\"margin: 16px;\" title=\"Nellie_Gray\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Nellie_Gray.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"247\" \/>A hero of the pro-life community passed away over the weekend. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2012\/08\/14\/nellie-gray-founder-march-for-life-dies\/?test=latestnews\">According to Fox News<\/a>, Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life, has died. The circumstances of her death have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchforlife.org\/\">press release<\/a>, March for Life announced Nellie\u2019s passing and told readers more about her life. A native of Big Spring, Texas, Nellie served in the Women\u2019s Army Corps in World War II. She held an undergraduate degree, a master\u2019s degree, and a law degree. After a career with the U.S. government, Nellie helped found March for Life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.priestsforlife.org\/pressreleases\/4278-nellie-gray\">Father Frank Pavone<\/a>, national director of Priests for Life, called Miss Gray \u201ca tireless warrior for the unborn.\u201d According to Father Pavone, Nellie Gray \u201chad a most profound effect on my life.\u201d In a press release from Priests for Life, Father Pavone lauded Miss Gray\u2019s efforts, stating, \u201cHer devotion was on display that same year, 2008, when, despite being in the hospital during the March for Life, she nevertheless was present at an all-day meeting of national leaders the next morning, with a patch on her head.\u201d Miss Gray had fallen off a stage during the opening rally of the 2008 March for Life.<\/p>\n<p>In Priests for Life\u2019s press release, Dr. Alveda King, director of African-American outreach for Priests for Life, noted Miss Gray\u2019s efforts in the African-American community. \u201cNellie Gray knew that abortion took a heavy toll on the black community,\u201d Dr. Alveda said. \u201cAnd she urged us to lend our voices to the fight against this terrible injustice. She was a visionary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Priests for Life has provided an opportunity to share memories of Nellie Gray <a href=\"http:\/\/www.priestsforlife.org\/blog\/index.php\">he<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.priestsforlife.org\/blog\/index.php\">re.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2013 March for Life will remember the 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> and will be the 39<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the March.<\/p>\n<p>Live Action will continue to cover the passing of this pro-life giant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In memoriam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":20047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nellie Gray remembered by pro-life advocates - Live Action News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nellie Gray remembered by pro-life advocates - Live Action News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In memoriam.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Live Action News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-08-14T18:35:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-04-04T03:49:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Nellie-Gray.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"504\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"247\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jordan Hooker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@liveaction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@liveaction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jordan Hooker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jordan Hooker\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/548b6853c41b3a05dc3b25daff00cc6e\"},\"headline\":\"Nellie Gray remembered by pro-life advocates\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-08-14T18:35:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-04-04T03:49:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/\"},\"wordCount\":323,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Human Rights\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/\",\"name\":\"Nellie Gray remembered by pro-life advocates - Live Action News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-08-14T18:35:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-04-04T03:49:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nellie-gray-remembered-by-pro-life-advocates\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nellie Gray remembered by pro-life advocates\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Live Action News\",\"description\":\"Covering Human Rights, Abortion, &amp; 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