# 1988 Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis' wife, Kitty, dies at 88

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**Created:** [March 22, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1988-democratic-candidate-michael-dukakis-wife-kitty-dies-at-88/1015967 "2025-03-22T23:23:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1988-democratic-candidate-michael-dukakis-wife-kitty-dies-at-88/1015967/1 "2025-03-22T23:23:13Z")

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She was very candid about her battles with alcoholism, drug addiction, and treatment-refractory depression. RIP, Ms. Dukakis.

A cause of death was not, to my knowledge, released.

> **[Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate, dies at 88](https://apnews.com/article/kitty-dukakis-michael-massachusetts-democratic-candidate-5885b858e3f64d21bda1e418e0b38d0d)**
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> Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, has died. She was 88.