Morris K Udall

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American politician who, as a former U.S. Representative from Arizona, is a member of the state's leading political family. His term in Congress came after his brother's ended, in 1961. Prior to politics, he served as a lawyer, passing the bar in 1949. His practice of law was interrupted by WW II service in the Air Corps. During the '70s, he failed in two tries to win election as House Speaker and he ran unsuccessfully as an alternative to Jimmy Carter in the Democratic presidential primaries. He was first married in 1949, for 17 years; six kids. Two years after his first divorce, in December 1968, he was married for the second time. This marriage ended, sadly, through his wife's suicide. Ella, 59, was found dead in their parked car, in the garage, on 8/13/1988. The official cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning. At the age of six, an accident cost him his right eye and, as of 1981, he battled Parkinson's disease. In 1988, a book written by Morris and entitled "Too Funny To Be President," was published. The book primarily is a chatty compendium of gags, anecdotes and one-liners. Udall died of Parkinson's disease on 12/12/1998 in Washington, DC. Link to Wikipedia biography