Emily Couric (June 5, 1947 – October 18, 2001) was a

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from

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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 ''

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Although her mother was

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, she converted to

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, and Couric was raised in her father's Presbyterian faith, like her siblings. Couric's maternal grandparents, Bert Hene and Clara L. Froshin, were the children of Jewish immigrants from the

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, mostly in

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at present. Couric was the sister of Clara Couric Batchelor, John M. Couric, Jr., and former ''

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. 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

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Death

Couric died of

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in October 2001.

Legacy

Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center at the

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, pays tribute to Couric's efforts to obtain funds for cancer care and research in Virginia. Couric's papers are held at the

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at the

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References

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