Gloria Deukmejian Explained

Gloria Deukmejian
Birth Name:Gloria May Saatjian
Birth Date:1 November 1932
Birth Place:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Office2:32nd First Lady of California
Governor2:George Deukmejian
Term Label2:In role
Term Start2:January 3, 1983
Term End2:January 7, 1991
Predecessor2:Nancy Reagan (1975)
Successor2:Gayle Wilson
Party:Republican

Gloria May Deukmejian (née Saatjian; November 1, 1932) is a former First Lady of California from 1983 to 1991 and the widow of former California Governor George Deukmejian.

Saatjian, the daughter of Armenian immigrants, was introduced to Deukmejian by his sister. They married on February 16, 1957, [1] [2] [3] [4] and had two daughters and one son.

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Notes and References

  1. http://governors.library.ca.gov/firstladies/32-Deukmejian.html "Gloria Deukmejian"
  2. Web site: Independent Press-Telegram from Long Beach, California on March 3, 1957 · Page 290.
  3. Book: DiCanio, Margaret . Memory Fragments from the Armenian Genocide: A Mosaic of a Shared Heritage . 91 . iUniverse . 2002 . 978-0-595-23865-1 .
  4. News: Luther. Claudia. Paddock . Richard. George Deukmejian dead at 89, public safety and law-and-order dominated two-term governor's agenda. Los Angeles Times. May 8, 2018. May 8, 2018.