Tributes pour in for former Georgia first lady Sandra Deal, who died after cancer battle - Gainesville Times

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Tributes pour in for former Georgia first lady Sandra Deal, who died after cancer battle

First Lady of Georgia Sandra Deal speaks during the Empty Bowl Luncheon benefiting Georgia Mountain Food Bank at First Baptist Gainesville on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

09262018 BOWL 004.JPG — First Lady of Georgia Sandra Deal speaks during the Empty Bowl Luncheon benefiting Georgia Mountain Food Bank at First Baptist Gainesville on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

Always pleasant and cordial, former First Lady Sandra Deal wouldn’t just wave goodbye and hit the exit right after attending an event.