Dorothy Rodham
Dorothy Howell Rodham, 92, died today at George Washington University Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and two sons, Hugh and Tony Rodham, and four grandchildren, including Chelsea Clinton.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to George Washington University Hospital or Heifer International, her Christmas gift of choice last year, or to an organization that helps neglected or abused children, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
Rodham came from a troubled home and left at the age of 14 to work as a nanny. She married Hugh Rodham in 1942. He was a staunch Republican but she remained a Democrat. He died in 1993 soon after Bill Clinton became president.
