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Wife of Ex-Gov. George Ryan Dies at 76
POSTED 7:42am 6/28/11 KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) -- The wife of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has died.

Ryan's attorney, Andrea Lyon, confirms that Lura Lynn Ryan died on Monday at a hospital in Kankakee. She was 76.

She had been diagnosed with lung cancer and hospitalized for apparent complications from chemotherapy.

Ryan had spent the waning years of her life seeking freedom for her imprisoned husband.

The former governor is serving a 6 1/2-year federal prison sentence after being convicted of racketeering, conspiracy, tax fraud and making false statements to the FBI.

Prison officials quietly allowed him to visit his wife in January. His attorney says he sat by his wife's hospital bed for two hours. They had been married for 55 years.

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