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retary, Ms. Dillard apparently never fully realized it was not her role to question why but merely to do or die.
Hit by tough media questions about Gov. Wilder’s use of a state helicopter for personal trips, his various journeys around the nation while plotting a possible presidential campaign, his feud with Sen. Charles Robb and an abortive State Police probe involving some former Robb acquaintances, Ms. Dillard did her best to deflect media heat from the governor, but - in the eyes of many - didn’t measure up.
Insiders say that her stock went steadily down with both Gov. Wilder and Chief of Staff Jay Shropshire, particularly when she attempted at cabinet meetings to inject her thoughts into areas of policy handled by others. In June, Gov. Wilder at the eleventh hour removed her from a list of those who were supposed to accompany him on a trade mission to Europe.
Shortly afterward, Mr. Shropshire arranged for a new position for Ms. Dillard at William and Mary, but she refused it. Though she said later her resignation had been made voluntarily and was her own idea, indications are that Gpv. Wilder had increasingly viewed her as a liability and Mr. Shropshire shared that assessment.
And just as importantly, Ms. Dillard was disliked by Mark Warner, Gov. Wilder’s chief fundraiser, who had unsuccessfully tried to have her dismissed as press secretary when he was running Gov. Wilder’s 1989 campaign.
In a statement announcing her
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