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William Booth Gardner (August 21, 1936 – March 15, 2013) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Washington from 1985 to 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT.
16 de mar. de 2013 · When Gov. Booth Gardner first ran for the state’s highest office in 1984, many in Washington did not even know his name. That soon changed, and he went on to become a two-term governor and one...
16 de mar. de 2013 · Gov. Gardner, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1994, died late Friday at his Tacoma home. He served two terms as governor of Washington, from 1985 to 1993.
19 de mar. de 2013 · Booth Gardner, a two-term governor of Washington whose diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease after he left office helped motivate him to lead a successful voter initiative to allow physician...
8 de dic. de 2011 · Booth Gardner, Washington’s charismatic 19th governor, was a collection of complex contradictions. He exuded genuine warmth while dogged by demons. A privileged childhood was pockmarked by emotional abuse, divorce, and the death of his mother and sister in a plane crash.
16 de mar. de 2013 · Booth Gardner, a two-term Democratic governor who legalized assisted suicide for the terminally ill, passed away at 76 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He also led the state from 1985 to 1993, pushing for education, health care, and environmental reforms.
Booth Gardner, who led Washington state as governor from 1985 to 1993 and spearheaded a campaign for assisted suicide for the terminally ill, passed away in 2013. He was a millionaire heir, a trade ambassador, a philanthropist and a Parkinson's disease patient.
