Harry Reid: “at 4 o'clock this afternoon, an hour and 15 minutes ago, Maggie Inouye died. I had the good fortune of being able to…”

“at 4 o'clock this afternoon, an hour and 15 minutes ago, Maggie Inouye died. I had the good fortune of being able to visit with the Inouyes Friday night. On behalf of the entire Senate, I extend condolences to Senator Inouye and his son Daniel Jr. This wonderful couple had been married 57 years. They were married in 1949. Senator Inouye proposed to Maggie on their second date. Daniel Jr. goes by the name of Ken. He has been at his mother's side, as has Senator Inouye, for many days. She was a wonderful woman. She formerly taught at the University of Hawaii. She was such a steadfast supporter of her husband in everything that he stood for. Anyone who has spent any time at all with them knows how much they cared for each other, loved each other. Her death brings sadness to the entire Chamber because it is a loss for the entire Senate family. Senator Inouye is a very nonpublic person. He holds everything very close to his vest, and he was not someone who came to luncheons or meetings with us and talked about his wife's illness. That was a personal thing for him. But she needed the support of her family. She had a very difficult time. She will now have peace, and to a certain extent so will Senator Inouye because he has suffered with her. Senator Inouye is such a wonderful human being. In my visit with him and Ken on Friday,--his wife was there but in another room--we talked about a lot of things. We laughed a little bit. We cried a little bit.…”