article_snippet.sent: Sarah Brady, the wife of a former White House spokesman and a tireless anti-gun violence activist who helped pass major anti-assault weapon legislation, died Friday at the age of 73.
article_snippet.sent: The Brady Campaign and Center to Prevent Gun Violence, named in their honor, said The Brady Campaign and Center to Prevent Gun Violence, named in their honor were 'heartbroken' at the news of Sarah death, calling Mrs Brady a 'guiding light.'
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady (right) with Mrs Brady husband former White House Press Secretary Jim Brady in Washington, DC in 2011.
article_snippet.sent: Together with her husband Jim 'Bear' Brady, Sarah was the heart and soul of this organization and the successful movement this organization has become today,' the group's president Dan Gross said in a statement. '
article_snippet.sent: John Hinckley Jr. The press secretary met Mrs Brady while working for the Republican Party in Illinois.
article_snippet.sent: Although we disagreed on public policy, Mrs Brady was an honorable American who we always respected,' the NRA said of the advocate's death, according to CNN.