article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady died Friday from pneumonia.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady died last years from injuries sustained in 1981 .
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady, who trained as a school teacher, was the chairperson of the organization's corporation up until her death.
article_snippet.sent: Advocacy from Mrs Brady and her husband (left) expired in 2004 and has not been renewed .
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady continued Mrs Brady advocacy even after Mrs Brady was diagnosed with cancer in 2000, notably pushing for more background checks after the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 .
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady died in August 2014 from complications relating to the 1981 shooting by John Hinckley Jr, and a coroner ruled the advocate's death a homicide.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady had been gravely wounded and was left wheelchair-bound and with brain damage.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000 and was told Mrs Brady would likely not survive more than five years, according to the Los Angeles Times.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady wrote about Mrs Brady experiences in a 2002 book, A Good Fight, and has received awards from the League of Women Voters, the State Department, the USO and Sara Lee Foundation.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady is survived by Mrs Brady and Jim's son and Mrs Brady stepdaughter.
highlights_snippet.sent: Mrs Brady died Friday in Mrs Brady native Virginia from pneumonia .