A former Obama campaign worker and her wife were killed in a horrific car wreck in Southern California last week.
Peggy Moore, 60, and Hope Wood, 48, were passengers in a Jeep pickup truck that collided Friday with a Chrysler sedan on Highway 76, near Fallbrook, killing them, NBC Bay Area reported.
The 60-year-old man behind the wheel of the Jeep was also killed, as was the driver of the Chrysler, the outlet said.
A third passenger in the Jeep survived the wreck.
Moore was the only crash victim named by the medical examiner, but tributes online quickly revealed that both wives had been killed.
Moore and Wood, who lived in the Bay Area, met while campaigning for Barack Obama in 2008, the report added.
In 2019, they founded Hope Action Change, a consultancy and coaching firm with an emphasis on diversity and equity.
“Together they organized, changed hearts and minds, and helped to create a world where who you love doesn’t limit your freedoms,” Rep. Barbara Lee wrote on X.
“Both Peggy and Hope made an impact on our community, on our city, on our state, and on our nation that will be felt for generations to come.”
Moore was the campaign manager for former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff, and was a senior adviser in Schaff’s office from 2015 through 2017, according to her LinkedIn.
Moore also served as a general consultant for Diana Becton’s successful run for district attorney of Contra Costa County, her profile stated.
“You could not walk anywhere with Peggy without it taking two hours,” Schaaf said of Moore, according to KRON4.
“She knew every person. For her, politics was deeply personal. It was about connecting through our differences. To lift up our shared hopes and just love.”
Those close to Moore and Wood were “somewhat comforted by the idea that they went immediately. That they went instantaneously without pain and that they went together,” she added.
