Gloria Deukmejian

First Lady of California (born 1932)
Gloria Deukmejian
Deukmejian in 1984
32nd First Lady of California
In role
January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991
GovernorGeorge Deukmejian
Preceded byNancy Reagan (1975)
Succeeded byGayle Wilson
Personal details
Born
Gloria May Saatjian

(1932-11-01) November 1, 1932 (age 91)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
George Deukmejian
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(m. 1957; died 
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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.

References

  1. ^ "Gloria Deukmejian" First Ladies of California retrieved May 8, 2018
  2. ^ "Independent Press-Telegram from Long Beach, California on March 3, 1957 · Page 290".
  3. ^ DiCanio, Margaret (2002). Memory Fragments from the Armenian Genocide: A Mosaic of a Shared Heritage. iUniverse. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-595-23865-1.
  4. ^ 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.

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Preceded by
Nancy Reagan
 First Lady of California
1983 – 1991 		Succeeded by
Gayle Wilson
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