Kitty Dukakis, wife of former Massachusetts Governor and 1988. Democratic presidential nominated candidate Michael Dukakis died at the age of 88, Fox News Digital confirmed.
Her son, John Dukakis, said that his wife and mother died three died on Friday night “surrounded the family.”
“She was born on March 26, 1936. And lived a full life that fought to make the world a better place and share their vulnerabilities to help others face their own,” he said in the statement. “She loved, feisty and fun and had sharp sensitivity to people from all walks of life, Michael Dukakis, shared an enviable partnership for more than 60 years. Thank you all who liked those lives over the years or they touched it.”
Washington Post and New York Times reported that John Dukakis said that his mother’s cause was the death of complications from Dementia and died in his home in Brooklin, Mass.
Kitty Dukakis was the first lady of Massachusetts during the three insecure concepts of his wife and supported Michael Dukakis during the unsuccessful presidential decay against George HW Bush vice president.
In what was considered a key moment of campaign, Michael Dukakis Defended the CNN Moderator Bernard Shaw during the first presidential hearing “Governor, if Kitty Dukakis was raped and killed, would you be favorable to the deadly death for the killer?” He replied straight: “No, no, no, Bernard,” and continued to repeat his opposition to the death penalty.
Kitty Dukakis later said that her husband confessed “I really blew it,” with a response that was widely understood as without emotion and tons-deaf. She also condemned the question as “unheard of”.
Massachusetts GOV. John Dukakis and Kitty Dukakis stand on the stand to agree to the loss of his presidential campaign in Boston, November 1988. years. (Mikki Ansin / Getty Images)
In the 60s, Kitty Dukakis, supported by her husband, became a lawyer for Electroconvulsive therapy to treat depression. She opened the author’s book about his dependence on a diet and alcohol pills.
She was from the Jewish background, although her husband was Greek Orthodox. Long-term advocate that was involved in objects on cases, including homeless people, Kitty Dukakis was appointed former president Jimmy Carter, and former president of HW Bush, former rivals that led to the US creation Holocaust Memorial Museum In Washington, DC
Michael and Kitty Dukakis talk to journalists while waiting for the results of the Democratic Gubernator Primary Language in Boston on 19. September 1978. Years. (Barbara Alper / Getty Images)
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Her father was Ellis Dickson, the first violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and conductor Boston Pops. Detailing is a complex relationship with Mother, Jane (Goldberg) Dickson, in his first book “now you know.”
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2025-03-22 16:19:00
