Lucy Elizabeth Cardon Rampton (August 10, 1914 – January 23, 2004) was the First Lady of

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between 1965 and 1977.

Early life

Rampton was born in Washington, D.C. to Phillip Vincent Cardon and Leah Ivins. She grew up and attended school in

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. She earned a bachelor's degree from

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in Logan and her master's in anthropology at the

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, which later awarded her an honorary doctorate. She was active in the university's Department of Anthropology for most of her adult life leading up to, and in part including, her years of service to Utah. She taught for two years at Westminster College in

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Personal life

She married

Calvin L. Rampton Calvin Lewellyn "Cal" Rampton (November 6, 1913September 16, 2007) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of the state of Utah from 1965 to 1977. Early life and education He was born to Llewellyn Smith Rampt ...

on March 10, 1940, establishing a partnership eventually known to most Utahns as "Lucybeth and Cal". The two had met on a blind date while living in Washington.

Public Life

Lucybeth suffered from severe depression and as First Lady she spoke publicly about her experience. In recognition of her efforts to raise awareness about mental illness, a new residential building at the Utah State Hospital was named in her honor in 2003."New facility for mentally ill opens," Daily Herald, Oct. 10 2003
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Death

On January 21, 2004, she suffered a heart attack at her home and was rushed to the hospital. She died two days later at St. Mark's Hospital in

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, aged 89. She was interred at the

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References

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