Kitty Dukakis, wife of former Massachusetts Governor and 1988 Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, died at the age of 88, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
His son, John Dukkis said that the wife and mother of three died on Friday night “surrounded by a family”.
She said in a statement, “She was born on 26 December 1936, and was fully fighting to make the world a better place and to share her weaknesses to help others.” “She was in love, feudal and fun, and was deep sensitivity towards people from all areas of life. She and our father, Michael Dukkis loved each other for 60 years and loved each other deeply. Thanks to all those who have touched our lives for years or who touched by our mother.”
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Michael and Kitty Dukakis respond to the cheers of delegates at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention. (Getty image)
Both the Washington Post and the New York Times reported that John Dukkis said that the cause of his mother’s death was complications from dementia and died at his home in the month of Brookline, month.
Kitty Dukakis was the first woman of Massachusetts during her three illegal terms of her husband and supported Michael Dukkis during her failed presidential post against Vice President George HW Bush.
It was considered an important moment of the campaign, Michael Dukakis was asked during the first president’s debate by CNN model Bernard Shaw, “Governor, if Kitty Dukkis was raped and murdered, would you take the sentence of an irreversible death sentence for the killer?” He replied flatly, “No, I am, Bernard,” and went to repeat his opposition to the death sentence.
Kitty Dukakis later stated that her husband admitted that “I really blew it,” with an answer that was widely considered as emotionless and tone-deaf. He also condemned the question as “derogatory”.
Massachusetts village. John Dakkis and Kitty Dukkis stand in the podium in November 1988 to consent to the loss of their presidential campaign in Boston. (Mikki Anin/Getty Images)
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In the 60s, Kitty Dukakis, supported by her husband, became a lawyer for electroconaval therapy to treat depression. He wrote books opening about dietary pills and alcohol about his addiction.
She was of Jewish background, although her husband was Greek Orthodox. A long -standing lawyer, who was involved in projects on topics including homeless, refugees and AIDS, was appointed by former President Jimmy Carter, and by former President HW Bush, former rival of her husband, for commissions, which were motivated to manufacture the US Holocost Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Michael and Kitty Dukakis spoke to reporters on September 19, 1978, waiting for the results of the Massachusetts Democratic Gubarantorial Primary in Boston. (Barbara Elper/Getty Images)
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Her father was Ellis Dixon, who was the first violin player and a conductor of Boston pops with Boston Symphony Orchestra. She expanded a more complex relationship with her mother, Jane (Goldberg) Dixon in her first book, “Now You No”.
