Maureen Reagan
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Maureen Elizabeth Reagan Revell (January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001) was the daughter of former President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman. She was also the only child born to them who survived infancy; their son Michael Edward Reagan was adopted.
As a young actress, she appeared in many movies. She married John Filippone in 1961, David Sills in 1964, and Dennis Revell in 1981.
During her lifetime she was involved with the Republican Party and worked as a political activist, radio talk show host, commentator and health care advocate. Maureen was regarded as the most politically skilled of Ronald Reagan's four children and had a natural knack for politics. However, both of her tries for public office ended in defeat. She ran for the United States Senate from California in 1982, and ten years later in 1992 for a congressional seat also from California.
After her father announced his diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 1994, she became a member of the Alzheimer's Association board of directors and served as the group’s spokeswoman. She died in Sacramento, California in 2001 of melanoma and is survived by her husband, Dennis Revell, and her adopted daughter, Rita Mirembe Revell.
