Nelson Rockefellers former aide writes own obituary acknowledging her notoriety around his death with a suggestive last line
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller’s former deputy press secretary acknowledged her notoriety with the politician’s death in a self-written obituary published earlier this month after a lifetime of silence on the topic.Journalist Megan Marshack, once a young aide — and long-speculated mistress — to Rockefeller, died at age 70 at a live-in medical facility in California on Oct.
2, according to her autobiographical obituary.Her death notice, which her brother confirmed she had written herself to the New York Times, focused largely on her long career in journalism but also included her time working for the former Republican VP and four-term New York governor.“Megan Ruth Marshack, associated around the world with the death of former Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller, died October 2, 2024 of liver and kidney failure,” the very first line reads.
Marshack, then 25, was with Rockefeller when he died of a heart attack in 1979.Details about his sudden death, at age 70, quickly changed over the course of the following days as reporters searched for info.
As more came out, the place of death and who was there was corrected more than once by the former governor’s spokesperson.The young aide and aspiring journalist found herself at the center of speculation and media attention — as one of the last people to see Rockefeller alive late on a Friday night.
Rumors quickly swirled about a possible affair between the pair, and reporters trailed Marshack relentlessly, hoping she would speak.But she never did — not even on her deathbed, according to friends and family who spoke to the Times.
“My understanding is that, after he passed away, she signed a nondisclosure agreement with the family at their request, and that’s why she never spoke of it,” her brother told the publication.“I think she had a desire to tell the story all along but held on to her obligation.”He said he never pried.
Marshack doesn’t address the rumored relationship in her obituary bu...