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Shri Thanedar: “In 1996, I lost my first wife.”

Featuring: Shri Thanedar, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, 13th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 37:21

Okay, all right. And I don't even ask for this like family life and everything at that point. I know you are married, but what's happening with your family? Well, look, In 1996, I lost my first wife. Condolences. She was a doctor, but she suffered from mental illness and we didn't know about it. And she committed suicide in 1996. Wow. My children were 4 and 8 years old then. (37:21–37:27)

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Asserts that his first wife passed away in 1996.

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