President Biden and first lady Jill Biden
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In a White House statement, first couple Susan Bayh calls the ‘model of goodness, generosity and grace’.
The 61-year-old died Friday after a fight with glioblastoma, according to a statement issued by her husband.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of former Indiana First Lady Susan Bayh. Susan passed away last night at the age of 61 pic.twitter.com/f8vPXI9hk6
– Evan Bayh (@SenEvanBayh) 6 February 2021
“Over the years, our families have been bound by collegiality and friendship, and later by a terrible disease. Susan has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, the same disease that our son Beau took. Like him, Susan fought her battle while she lived. her life: brave, with love and purpose, ‘said the Bidens.
“Our prayers are with our dear friend Evan, their twin sons, Nick and Beau, the entire Bayh family and the millions of Hoosiers that Susan loved and respected. Jill and I will miss our friend,” they added.
Bayh’s husband served with Biden in the Senate for a decade, from 1999 to 2011, after serving as governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997.
The couple met while Susan Bayh was working for a member of Congress in Washington and was looking for Evan Bayh at a DC law firm. They were married in 1985.
“What my wife defined was love, courage and achievement,” the former governor said in a statement Friday. “She’s simply the most loving person I’ve ever known. Not only to her family and friends, but also to ordinary people. ‘