HARRY REED DEAD!

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Personal life
Reid met his wife, Landra Gould, in high school. Gould was from a Jewish family and her parents objected to the relationship because Reid is not Jewish. The two eloped in 1959 when they were in college.
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The Reids have five children: a daughter and four sons. Their eldest son,
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, was an elected commissioner for
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, of which he became chairman, and 2010 Democratic nominee in the election for
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Another son, Josh Reid, unsuccessfully sought municipal office in
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In 2014 financial disclosure reports, Reid reported a net worth of between $2.9 million and $9.3 million.
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Most of Reid's net worth was in
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and in land and mineral rights in southern Nevada and Arizona; a
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managed the liquid assets of Reid and his wife.
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Harry Reid (far left) and LDS leaders,
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and
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, (center and far right) presenting family history to U.S. President Obama.

Reid and his family reside in the
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area of
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Reid (who was raised
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) and his wife (who was born to Jewish immigrant parents and grew up in Henderson) converted to
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while he was a college student.
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In a 2001 interview he said, "I think it is much easier to be a good member of the Church and a Democrat than a good member of the Church and a Republican." He went on to say that the Democrats' emphasis on helping others, as opposed to what he considers Republican dogma to the contrary, is the reason he's a Democrat.
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He delivered a speech at
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to about 4,000 students on October 9, 2007, in which he expressed his opinion that Democratic values mirror Mormon values.
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Several Republican Mormons in
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have contested his faith because of his politics, such as his statements that the church's backing of
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wasted resources.
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Reid is the co-chairman of the Board of Selectors of
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In April 2015, Reid
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former U.S. Senator
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as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Health
Injury
On January 1, 2015, Reid was injured while exercising in his home—he said a piece of equipment he was using broke (later "slipped"), causing him to fall. As a result, Reid suffered broken ribs and broken facial bones, and was at risk of permanent vision loss in his right eye.
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On January 26, 2015, Reid underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his right eye and repair facial bones.
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Reid later sued for damages a company he claimed manufactured the device, alleging the device was defective, but in 2019 a jury rejected his claim for lack of evidence.
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Pancreatic cancer
On May 14, 2018, Reid had surgery for
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at
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after a
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was found on his
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during a routine screening.
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In a January 2019 interview with
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, it was revealed that Reid was confined to a desk at his home and was unable to move without the aid of a walker.
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Upon his diagnosis, Reid said: "As soon as you discover you have something on your pancreas, you're dead".
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On February 25, 2019, Reid announced that due to early detection and chemotherapy, his cancer is in remission.
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