BUTLER COUNTY, Pa.—The world knows how her husband died. Now Helen Comperatore is on a mission to make sure everyone knows that his final act of selfless bravery, now immortalized, reflected the way he lived.

Quiet heroism, compassion, and “giving his all” defined Corey Comperatore, his wife said, long before he became famous for protecting her and their two daughters from gunfire at a rally for President Donald Trump in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, in 2024.