Megan Marshack, Former Aide to Nelson A. Rockefeller, Passes Away
Megan Marshack, who gained notoriety as a young aide to former Vice President and New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, has passed away at the age of 70. She died on October 2 at a live-in medical facility in Sacramento, California. The news of her death was shared in an obituary that she authored herself last year, which was later posted by a Sacramento funeral home on its website. Jon Marshack, her brother and her only immediate survivor, stated that the cause of death was liver and kidney failure.
This obituary marked Megan Marshack’s first public reflection on her relationship with Rockefeller since she was present during the tragic events surrounding his sudden passing on January 26, 1979. For many years, it was widely speculated that Marshack had a romantic involvement with Rockefeller, yet she had remained notably silent about the circumstances leading to his death.
Following Rockefeller’s unexpected demise, Marshack found herself in a peculiar position, evading the press while simultaneously being pursued by reporters. As an editor of syndicated television news, she preferred to stay out of the limelight, but journalists relentlessly trailed her, hoping to glean insights about Rockefeller’s final moments.
In her self-penned obituary, Marshack revealed several previously undisclosed details regarding her connection with Rockefeller, yet she refrained from explicitly mentioning any romantic aspect. The obituary concluded with a poignant nod to the 1975 musical A Chorus Line, stating, “I won’t forget, can’t regret what I did for love.”
The initial announcement of Rockefeller’s death was made by Hugh Morrow, his longtime spokesperson, shortly after midnight on January 27. Morrow informed The New York Times that Rockefeller had passed away instantly at 10:15 p.m. while he was in his office, accompanied only by a bodyguard, and was reportedly “having a wonderful time” working on an art book he was in the process of writing.