Gary Bauer calls Nellie Gray "a tireless defender of women and the unborn and a clear voice for a pro-life America"

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Aug 14, 2012, 09:43 ET

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer on Tuesday noted with sorrow the passing of Nellie Gray, "the visionary founder of the March for Life who understood the importance of marking the tragic anniversary of Roe v. Wade by gathering hundreds of thousands of pro-life Americans together to mourn those we've lost."

The president of American Values made the following statement: "I send my condolences to the family of Nellie Gray, who served as a clarion call for a pro-life America that valued all its citizens, born and unborn. In sometimes daunting January weather, Nellie stood firm and brought hundreds of thousands together for the hope of restored civil rights protections for the unborn and for the protection of women and girls who are also victims of abortion. She will be greatly missed, but she set an example for us all to follow of determination and conviction for a pro-life America."

SOURCE American Values