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Remembering a True Historian B Y P ATSY R OBERTSON M ARY A NN N EELEY DIED A UGUST 29 AND THE C ITY OF M ONTGOMERY IS STILL IN SHOCK . “H OW CAN WE GO ON WITHOUT HER ,” IS THE QUESTION OF MANY . S HE WAS THE ESSENCE OF OUR FAIR CITY . O UR C APITOL C ITY . O UR HISTORIC M ONTGOMERY . ary Ann Neeley was not only the official histo- rian of Montgomery, Alabama, she was Mont- gomery itself… just as much as the graceful bend in the Alabama River, vintage brick and cobblestone streets, her “friends” sleeping in Oakwood Cemetery and events that have shaped our State Capitol. 28 AL/ Metro360 www.almetro360.com M