Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady in Massachusetts and the 1988 wife of the democratic presidential candidate Michael DukakisShe died, and her family confirmed to WBZ-TV. She was 88 years old.
Dukakis was the first woman in Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and then from 1983 to 1991, while her husband served three periods as a ruler. Proclin residents have been long ago.
In the 1988 campaign, Dukakis revealed its addiction to the diet pills. After losing her husband in the general elections, she published notes on her struggle with alcohol.
In 2017, Dukakis spoke “60 minutes” About the use of electrical therapy to treat chronic depression. She was one of the most controversial supporters known as shock therapy.
Former President Jimmy Carter Dukakis appointed to work on the President’s Holocaust committee, and she was a founding member of the United States Museum Memorial Museum.
The governor of Massachusetts, Mora Haley Dukakis, described it as a “power for good in public life and behind the scenes.”
“She was a strong defender of children, women and refugees, while she was playing a leadership role in ensuring that the horrors of the Holocaust are not forgotten. I courageously spoke about her struggles with drug and mental health disorder, which works as an inspiration for all of us to break the stigma and seek help,” Haley said in a statement. “My heart is with the ruler Dokakis and their loved ones during this difficult time.”
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