Ermalee Hickel | |
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First Lady of Alaska | |
In role December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994 | |
Governor | Wally Hickel |
Preceded by | Michael Margaret Stewart |
Succeeded by | Susan Knowles |
In role December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969 | |
Governor | Wally Hickel |
Preceded by | Neva Egan |
Succeeded by | Diana Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | Ermalee Strutz September 11, 1925 Anchorage, Territory of Alaska, U.S. |
Died | September 14, 2017 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. | (aged 92)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | |
Children | 6 |
Ermalee Hickel (September 11, 1925 – September 14, 2017) was an American public figure and philanthropist who served as the second and seventh First Lady of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and again from 1990 to 1994.[1][2][3] She was the wife of the former Governor of Alaska Wally Hickel and one of the last members of Alaska's generation of pioneer political families.[1]