Rep. Thomas Massie announces passing of his wife Rhonda

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky connected Friday announced the passing of his wife, Rhonda. 

"Yesterday my precocious schoolhouse sweetheart, the emotion of my beingness for implicit 35 years, the loving parent of our 4 children, the smartest kindest pistillate I ever knew, my beauteous and omniscient queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven," the Republican wrote connected X. "Thank you for your prayers for our household successful this hard time."

Then House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, conducts a ceremonial swearing-in ceremonial with Rep.-elect Thomas Massie, R-Ky., arsenic his woman Rhonda, looks on, successful the Capitol successful November 2012. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

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