Kitty Dukakis dies at 88
She was an activist and the wife of Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate against Bush, Michael Dukakis.
Kitty Dukakis during her husband's campaign.
Kitty Dukakis, activist and wife of former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, died Friday, her family said.
The cause of her death was complications derived from an illness, according to what her entourage confirmed to the press.
Dukakis, 88, was first lady of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991, while her husband served three terms as governor. Michael Dukakis ran for president in 1988 and competed against George Bush for the position. Kitty Dukakis came within eight points in the results of becoming the first lady of the United States that election.
Of Jewish origin, Dukakis played an important role in the activism of this community throughout the last century. On several occasions she served on the board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Sadly, past the 1980s, Kitty Dukakis suffered from various mental health problems, which kept her from the public eye.
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