Sandra Deal

American education advocate and teacher (1942–2022)

Emilie Sandra Deal (née Dunagan;[1] 1941 or 1942 – August 23, 2022) was an American education activist and public school language arts teacher. She was the wife Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal. She was the First Lady of Georgia from 2011 to 2019.[2] Deal was born in Gainesville, Georgia.

Sandra Deal
First Lady of Georgia
In role
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byMary Perdue
Succeeded byMarty Kemp
Personal details
Born
Emilie Sandra Dunagan

February 1, 1942
Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Died (aged 80)
Demorest, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
(m. 1966)
Children4
Alma materGeorgia College & State University

Deal died on August 23, 2022 from breast cancer at her home in Demorest, Georgia at the age of 80.[3]

References

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  1. Official Congressional Directory. Government Printing Office. p. 75.
  2. Woolen, Angela (August 21, 2016). "Georgia's first lady talks school bus safety". The Telegraph.
  3. Williams, Dave (August 23, 2022). "Former Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal dies of cancer". The Union-Recorder. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.