Gloria Deukmejian | |
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 Deukmejian in 1984 | |
| 32nd First Lady of California | |
| In role January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991 | |
| Governor | George Deukmejian |
| Preceded by | Nancy Reagan (1975) |
| Succeeded by | Gayle Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gloria May Saatjian November 1, 1932 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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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.
- ^ "Gloria Deukmejian" First Ladies of California retrieved May 8, 2018
- ^ "Independent Press-Telegram from Long Beach, California on March 3, 1957 · Page 290".
- ^ DiCanio, Margaret (2002). Memory Fragments from the Armenian Genocide: A Mosaic of a Shared Heritage. iUniverse. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-595-23865-1.
- ^ Luther, Claudia; Paddock, Richard (May 8, 2018). "George Deukmejian dead at 89, public safety and law-and-order dominated two-term governor's agenda". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2018.