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Sister of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan dies Sister of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan dies
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Saturday that his sister had died, the latest in a year of personal trials for the first-term governor diagnosed with cancer last June.Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Saturday that his sister had died, the latest in a year of personal trials for the first-term governor diagnosed with cancer last June.
In a Facebook post, Hogan mourned the loss of his older sister, Mary Theresa Lazarus.In a Facebook post, Hogan mourned the loss of his older sister, Mary Theresa Lazarus.
“My heart is broken,” Hogan said. “My only sister passed away this morning. Mary Theresa Lazarus was the best big sister anyone could ever ask for.”“My heart is broken,” Hogan said. “My only sister passed away this morning. Mary Theresa Lazarus was the best big sister anyone could ever ask for.”
Lazarus, 66, died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — a rare, degenerative, brain disorder that affects about 1 in 1 million people per year worldwide — according to Hogan spokesman Matt Clark.
Hogan said Lazarus was a married mother of three and grandmother of eight.Hogan said Lazarus was a married mother of three and grandmother of eight.
“I was always so proud of her,” the governor said. “She was a wonderful wife to her husband Bob, and an incredible mother of my niece Becky, my nephews Keith and Kevin and the greatest grandmother of her eight grandchildren.”“I was always so proud of her,” the governor said. “She was a wonderful wife to her husband Bob, and an incredible mother of my niece Becky, my nephews Keith and Kevin and the greatest grandmother of her eight grandchildren.”
The governor said his whole family was mourning the loss Saturday. Hogan’s spokesman said earlier this week that the governor had traveled to North Carolina to be at the bedside of a relative in hospice care. His departure came at the halfway point of the legislature’s 90-day session. Spokesman Matt Clark said at the time it was unclear when the governor would be back, but that Hogan remained “at the helm of the state.” The governor said his whole family was mourning the loss Saturday. Clark said earlier this week that the governor had traveled to North Carolina to be at the bedside of a relative in hospice care. His departure came at the halfway point of the legislature’s 90-day session. Clark said at the time it was unclear when the governor would be back, but that Hogan remained “at the helm of the state.”
[Md. governor is in N.C. with relative who is in hospice care][Md. governor is in N.C. with relative who is in hospice care]
“Our entire family is deeply saddened by our loss,” Hogan said in his post. “The world was a better place because of her time with us. May she rest in peace.”“Our entire family is deeply saddened by our loss,” Hogan said in his post. “The world was a better place because of her time with us. May she rest in peace.”
Clark said Lazarus lived north of Charlotte in Sherrills Ford, N.C., a small town on Lake Norman. She was raised in Prince George’s County and attended Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg. Lazarus went on to marry her high school sweetheart, Robert, Clark said.
He added that she was an active member of her community who volunteered at her church and at homeless shelters.
The death came amid a year of adversity for Hogan, who announced in June he was diagnosed with late stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. At the time, he called it a “very advanced and very aggressive” form of the disease. The announcement came five months into his term.The death came amid a year of adversity for Hogan, who announced in June he was diagnosed with late stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. At the time, he called it a “very advanced and very aggressive” form of the disease. The announcement came five months into his term.
Hogan underwent an intense regimen of treatments in the months that followed, including 30 days of 24-hour chemotherapy, three surgeries and four spinal taps.Hogan underwent an intense regimen of treatments in the months that followed, including 30 days of 24-hour chemotherapy, three surgeries and four spinal taps.
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford (R) filled in for Hogan at times during the 18 weeks of treatment, but Hogan remained officially on the job, holding state meetings at the hospital when necessary.Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford (R) filled in for Hogan at times during the 18 weeks of treatment, but Hogan remained officially on the job, holding state meetings at the hospital when necessary.
The governor announced in November that his cancer was in remission.The governor announced in November that his cancer was in remission.
Ovetta Wiggins contributed to this report.Ovetta Wiggins contributed to this report.