 He quickly threw his wife and daughter down and jumped on top of them to protect them from the onslaught. Cory's daughter Allison called him a real-life superhero on Facebook and his wife wrote that Cory died the hero he always was. The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, echoed the family's sentiments. Cory was a girl dad. Cory was a firefighter. Cory went to church every Sunday. Cory loved his community.