Long-time Brookline Resident Kitty Dukakis Dies At 88: Report

BROOKLINE, MA — Kitty Dukakis, wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, died this past weekend at the age of 88 according to a report from NBC News.

Kitty Dukakis and Michael Dukakis were married for more than 60 years. The couple first met while attending high school in Brookline.

Kitty Dukakis served on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council under President George H.W. Bush’s administration. She also worked as a social worker later in life.

Kitty Dukakis is remembered for her openness about personal struggles with substance use and mental health.

“Kitty (Dukakis) was open about her battle with depression and addiction when few others were, and her grace and humility in the face of an intensely personal struggle inspired countless people to better understand these diseases and to extend assistance and understanding instead of recrimination and judgment,” Sen. Ed Markey (D, Massachusetts) said. “Today, the Kitty Dukakis Treatment Center for Women stands as a testament to her life’s work serving others.”

Kitty Dukakis reportedly died in her Brookline home surrounded by family.
Read more at NBC News.