From left, Press Secretary James Brady, President Ronald Reagan and the
Deputy Press secretary Karna Small-Bodman

James Scott "Jim" Brady (August 29, 1940 – August 4, 2014)

James Brady, the former White House press secretary who survived
being shot in the head during the 1981 assassination attempt on
President Ronald Reagan, died today.    

Brady was seriously injured by the assassination attempt and had
been confined to a wheelchair after the incident.

President Reagan waves to the crowd outside the Washington Hilton
moments before being shot on March 30, 1981. James Brady is seen
third from the left behind Reagan.