Woman with Down syndrome remembered as force to be reckoned with. She died of COVID 1 year ago
Emily and her husband Richard Wallace were the first special needs couple to own their own home in the state of Georgia. Author: Paola Suro (WXIA) Updated: 1:32 AM EST March 13, 2021
ALBANY, Ga. It s been one year since the first COVID-19 death was reported in Georgia. Since then, the state has lost more than 15,000 lives, none of which are forgotten.
Among the first 20 lives lost was Emily Willoughby Wallace, a native of Sylvester who lived in Albany most of her life. She died March 18, 2020, but her spirit lives on, especially in music.