Emily Couric Explained

Emily Couric
Office:Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia
Alongside:Lawrence H. Framme III
Term Start:December 2, 2000
Term End:October 18, 2001
Predecessor:Kenneth R. Plum
Successor:Lawrence H. Framme III
State Senate1:Virginia
District1:25th
Term Start1:January 10, 1996
Term End1:October 18, 2001
Predecessor1:Edgar Robb
Successor1:Creigh Deeds
Birth Date:5 June 1947
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:
    Children:2, including Jeff Wadlow
    Relatives:Katie Couric (sister)
    Education:Smith College (BA)

    Emily Couric (June 5, 1947[1]  - October 18, 2001) was a Virginia Democratic state senator[2] from Charlottesville.

    Life and career

    Couric was born to Elinor (Hene) Couric, a homemaker and part-time writer, and John Martin Couric, a public relations executive and news editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and United Press International in Washington, D.C. Although her mother was Jewish, she converted to Presbyterianism, and Couric was raised in her father's Presbyterian faith,[3] [4] like her siblings. Couric's maternal grandparents, Bert Hene and Clara L. Froshin, were the children of Jewish immigrants from the German Empire, mostly in Germany at present. Couric was the sister of Clara Couric Batchelor, John M. Couric, Jr., and former CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric. Before Couric was married to Dr. George A. Beller, she was married to attorney R. Clark Wadlow, with whom she had two children, oncologist Raymond C. Wadlow, and filmmaker Jeff Wadlow.

    Death

    Couric died of pancreatic cancer in October 2001.

    Legacy

    Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center at the University of Virginia Health System's hospital, pays tribute to Couric's efforts to obtain funds for cancer care and research in Virginia.

    Couric's papers are held at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Wilson, Scott . Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons . Third . 2016 . McFarland . 978-1-476-62599-7 . 161.
    2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06EEDA123EF93AA25753C1A9679C8B63 "Emily Couric, 54, Virginia State Senator"
    3. News: Bloom. Nate. Interfaith Celebrities: Katie Couric's Jewish Mom and the Jewish Side to [West Side Story]]. InterfaithFamily.com. November 5, 2007. December 13, 2011. April 14, 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110414134917/http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Katie_Courics_Jewish_Mom.shtml.
    4. Book: Klein, Edward . Katie: The Real Story . New York . Crown . 2007 . 978-0-307-35351-1 . 15.