Nelson Rockefeller's former aide uses self-penned obituary to hint at scandalous affair

Megan Marshack, the writer and adjutant to erstwhile vice president Nelson Rockefeller, has died successful California astatine the property of 70.

After decades of silence, Marshack utilized a self-penned obituary to sensationally uncover caller details astir her links with the erstwhile New York governor.

While she neither confirms oregon denies an affair, Marshack, who was astatine the centre of a tempest of speculation astir Rockefeller's abrupt decease successful 1979, dropped a stunning hint astir their relationship.

She ends the obituary with a punctuation from an 'A Chorus Line' song: '... won't forget, can't regret what I did for love.' 

Marshack died connected October 2 of liver and kidney failure, according to the self-penned obituary posted by a ceremonial location successful Sacramento, California. Her member said she died astatine a live-in aesculapian installation successful Sacramento.

The aide, who had a agelong and varied vocation successful journalism, abruptly gained nationalist attraction aft the four-time Republican politician collapsed and died of a bosom onslaught connected the nighttime of Jan. 26, 1979. 

Shifting explanations regarding the details of that nighttime fanned conjecture astir the decease of the 70-year-old subordinate of the affluent Rockefeller household and the quality of his narration with his 25-year-old researcher. 

It was primitively announced that Rockefeller died successful his offices astatine Rockefeller Center. 

But a household spokesperson aboriginal said Rockefeller had been moving connected an creation publication astatine his backstage offices elsewhere successful Manhattan erstwhile helium was stricken. 

There besides were discrepancies with his clip of decease and who was with him. Marshack was not initially identified arsenic being with him erstwhile helium died.

Marshack kept quiescent astir what happened and became a 'mystery woman' hounded by reporters. 

She told journalists extracurricular her brother's flat successful California, 'I'm sorry, I person thing to say.' 

Her abiding soundlessness earned her a spot connected People magazine's database of the 25 'Most Intriguing Personalities' for 1979, on with histrion Meryl Streep and writer Tom Wolfe.

The obituary, which was archetypal reported connected by The New York Times, does not shed caller airy connected the nighttime of Rockefeller's decease oregon the quality of their narration beyond work.

'All I cognize is they were precise bully friends. Beyond that, I don´t know,' Jon Marshack said successful a telephone interrogation Thursday. 'She ne'er discussed it with me, and I ne'er pried.'

Jon Marshack believes his sister signed a non-disclosure agreement.

She was moving for the AP arsenic a vigor newsman successful 1975 erstwhile she tried to get Rockefeller's attraction astatine a quality league successful which helium was answering questions successful Spanish. 

After addressing him arsenic 'Señor Vice Presidente' and pressing her lawsuit successful Spanish, she switched to English to inquire Rockefeller her question astir New York City's fiscal straits, drafting laughter from the country afloat of reporters. 

The brace walked retired of the country together, according to the obituary.

Marshack served arsenic adjunct property caput for the vice president successful 1976, Rockefeller's past twelvemonth successful nationalist office, and continued to enactment for him erstwhile helium returned to backstage life. 

She remained his lawman property secretary, worked arsenic the manager of his creation postulation and took connected different duties, according to her obituary.

She returned to journalism aft Rockefeller's death, moving astatine the quality syndication portion of CBS earlier she near New York, according to her obituary.

Marshack met her aboriginal husband, Edmond Madison Jacoby, Jr., successful Placerville, California, erstwhile they some worked for a section newspaper. 

They were joined successful August 2003 astatine the county´s courthouse, wherever she covered ineligible proceedings. He died earlier her.

She is survived by her brother.