Charlotte.com – GERRY HOSTETLER
You could say that when his heart stopped beating not one, but two people died. And you wouldn’t be too far from wrong.
Clay Edwin Lambert of Charlotte died Oct. 14 of an apparent heart attack. Showgirl Tracy Morgan, Clay’s entertainer alter-ego, also died. They were 41.
Tracy had just finished her second number and went backstage to change costumes. She felt faint, sat in a chair then fell to the floor.
Clay was West Mecklenburg High School’s 1984 valedictorian. He entered an 11th-grade talent contest with his cousin, Fran Waldrop. “He was a wonderful dancer and we practiced for two weeks,” she said. He finally told her they’d never win unless he changed partners. “He did and they won,” she said.