▁ ▁Her ▁happiness ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁however . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁she ▁lost ▁her ▁second ▁" m other " ▁when ▁Made le ine ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁mem ories ▁of ▁Den ise ▁Vern ay - Jac ob ' s ▁hero ism ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁other ▁female ▁French ▁Res istance ▁f igh ters ▁gradually ▁began ▁to ▁fade ▁among ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁public , ▁a ▁collect ive ▁forget ting ▁which ▁had ▁its ▁gen esis ▁in ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁French ▁leaders ▁to ▁public ly ▁acknow ledge ▁women ' s ▁w art ime ▁contributions . ▁General ▁Charles ▁de G a ulle ▁decor ated ▁only ▁six ▁women ▁for ▁valor ▁while ▁choosing ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 3 6 ▁men . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁long time ▁friend , ▁Je ann ine ▁Gu id ol let , ▁Vern ay - Jac ob ▁" was ▁able ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁family , ▁have ▁children ▁and , ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁her ▁story ▁... ▁became ▁simply ▁' Mad ame ▁Vern ay ," ▁a ▁mod est ▁woman ▁who ▁" sp oke ▁little ▁of ▁what ▁she ▁had ▁experienced ▁[ and ▁who ] ▁demanded ▁the ▁ut most ▁dis cret ion ▁from ▁all ▁those ▁around ▁her ." ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Memory ▁of ▁the ▁Deport ation , ▁she ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Gene v ieve ▁de ▁Ga ulle - An th onio z , ▁Marie - Jose ▁Ch omb