Who was Walter Mondale’s wife Joan Mondale?
JOAN Mondale was the wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale, who died on April 19, 2021, aged 93.
She was second lady from 1977 to 1981 after the Democrat nominee Jimmy Carter and his running mate Mr Mondale defeated Gerald Ford in the 1980 US presidential election.
They were engaged 53 days after going out on their first blind date before being married by her reverend father on December 27, 1955.
The couple had three children, Theodore Adams, Eleanor Jane, and William Hall.
She had a keen interest in art, and following 's 1976 election victory, she filled the Vice President's home with works of art.
Mrs Mondale later earned the nickname "Joan of Art" for her devotion to the arts.
She died the following day, aged 83, surrounded by her family and was later cremated.
Following his wife's death, Mr Mondale said: "If we could find a breakthrough for Alzheimer’s, not only would we improve countless lives, but we have the potential to save the country a projected $1.1trillion in care costs by 2050.
“Research is absolutely essential—if we can find real answers to these diseases, even if they’re expensive, they’ll pay for themselves.”
Did Walter Mondale and Joan Mondale have children?
Walter and Joan Mondale had three children, Theodore (Ted) Adams, Eleanor Jane, and William Hall.
Their daughter Eleanor was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died at the age of 51 in 2011.
She had defeated brain cancer in 2005, but was told in 2008 that a small tumor had returned.
The couple's eldest brother Ted served in the Minnesota State Senate before seeking the Democratic Party nomination as Minnesota governor in 1998.
William is an an attorney and former Assistant Attorney General of Minnesota.