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Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh dies at 61 from cancer
Source: Associated Press
Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh dies at 61 from cancer
By RICK CALLAHAN
February 6, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh, an attorney and wife of former Gov. Evan Bayh, has died at age 61 “after a long and courageous fight” against brain cancer, her family announced Saturday.
Susan Bayh died Friday night in McLean, Virginia, a family spokesman said. She was Indiana’s first lady for eight years after her husband, a Democrat, became governor in 1989.
“Susan was an incredible person who led a life full of love, courage, and accomplishment. Susan excelled academically and professionally,” the family’s statement said. “But above all, Susan was a loving spouse, mother, child, sibling, and friend.”
Evan Bayh served two terms as governor before being elected to the U.S. Senate. The Bayhs have twin sons, Beau and Nick, who were born in 1995 while their father was governor.
Susan Bayh first underwent brain surgery in 2015 to remove a benign tumor. She later had multiple surgeries and radiation and immunotherapy treatments after a malignant glioblastoma was discovered in May 2018. That is the same type of aggressive brain cancer that killed Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2018.
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By RICK CALLAHAN
February 6, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh, an attorney and wife of former Gov. Evan Bayh, has died at age 61 “after a long and courageous fight” against brain cancer, her family announced Saturday.
Susan Bayh died Friday night in McLean, Virginia, a family spokesman said. She was Indiana’s first lady for eight years after her husband, a Democrat, became governor in 1989.
“Susan was an incredible person who led a life full of love, courage, and accomplishment. Susan excelled academically and professionally,” the family’s statement said. “But above all, Susan was a loving spouse, mother, child, sibling, and friend.”
Evan Bayh served two terms as governor before being elected to the U.S. Senate. The Bayhs have twin sons, Beau and Nick, who were born in 1995 while their father was governor.
Susan Bayh first underwent brain surgery in 2015 to remove a benign tumor. She later had multiple surgeries and radiation and immunotherapy treatments after a malignant glioblastoma was discovered in May 2018. That is the same type of aggressive brain cancer that killed Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2018.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/john-mccain-elections-evan-bayh-indiana-susan-bayh-25ee418c435003ec0e99582d5eb72ced
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