Dirksen's widow, Louella, died of cancer on July 16,1979, as did the couple's daughter, Joy, the first wife of Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, on April 24,1993.
Dirksen's widow died of cancer on July 16,1979, as did the couple's daughter the first wife of Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee. This was on April 24,1993. The couple's daughter was Joy. Louella was Dirksen's widow.