Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, 73, dies
POSTED: 10:58 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73.
She died at home surrounded by her family, the spokeswoman said.
Richards was found to have esophageal cancer in March and underwent chemotherapy treatments.
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