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Secretary of State Clinton Loses Mother

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The mother of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, after an illness, according to media reports.

Dorothy Howell Rodham was 92 years old when she passed away during the early hours, reportedly, shortly after midnight, according to taiwannews.

Hillary Clinton's Mother Remembered
ABC World News/Tuesday, Nov. 01, 2011 (video)

Rodham was born in Chicago in 1919, the daughter of a firefighter, Edwin John Howell Jr. and Della Murray. In her autobiography, Clinton described her mother's childhood as lonely and without love from parents who divorced in 1927 and grandparents who lived in California, where Rodham and her sister, Isabelle, were sent to live.

Dorothy Emma Howell and Hugh E. Rodham, a traveling salesman, married in 1942. They raised Hillary and her brothers Tony and Hugh.

According to ABC anchor Diane Sawyer, Hillary Clinton's mother was an inspiration to her famous daughter, whom Dorothy Rodham taught to "never be a quitter."

David 'Honey Boy' Edwards Dies at 96

Possibly, the last of the legendary Mississippi bluesmen has died.

David "Honey Boy" Edwards passed away Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at his home in Chicago, according to his manager. Edwards was 96. He was believed to be the oldest surviving bluesman from this state's Delta.

Betty Ford leaves legacy of cancer, addiction treatment, social activism

1974 photo found at wikipedia

Former first lady Betty Ford, who became the face of alcohol addiction and how to get help, died Friday.



Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford was born April 8, 1918, in Chicago. She died July 8, 2011, at age 93.



The dancer who never dreamed of becoming a political wife, was treated for addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs in 1976. In 1982, she established the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. In 1991, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribtuion to health issues.



She and her husband, President Gerald Ford, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1998 for their public service.



She brought the same attention to breast cancer, pulling the disease from behind hushed silence and bringing relief and medical bravery to countless women across the United States. She talked openly about treatment after she was diagnosed in 1974.



An outspoken social activist, Ford, a mother of four, also brought controversy to the White House when she expressed support for abortion, military duty for women, premartial sex, and the Equal Rights Amendment. Her views contradicted those of President Ford.


He died in 2006, also at age 93. They were married in 1948.