Bernie Sanders Family Tragedy After Daughter-in-Law Rainè Riggs Dead At 46

BURGETTSTOWN, PA. (THECOUNT) — Rainè Riggs, the daughter-in-law of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, has passed away after a short battle with cancer. She was 46.

The Lee & Martin Funeral Home in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, says Riggs died Saturday, the day Sanders returned to Vermont after suffering a heart attack. Her obituary said she was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer.

Riggs, a neuropsychologist, was married to Levi Sanders, who ran unsuccessfully for a New Hampshire congressional seat in 2018. Riggs’ obituary says she met Levi Sanders while the two worked at an emergency food shelter in Vermont, reports NTD.

“Rainè also spent time volunteering with pediatric hospice. Rainè was the owner of Riggs Geriatric Psychology in Windsor, Vt. She also volunteered at ground zero after the tragedies of 9/11, providing much-needed counseling for survivors, first responders and the families of those who lost their lives,” the obituary read.

The obituary said Riggs was the director of behavioral medicine at Dartmouth Medical School for several years, and she started the Palliative Care Department for Dartmouth Medical Center. She also owned Riggs Geriatric Psychology in Windsor, Vermont.

“Even with all of the achievements in education, Rainè always said her crowning achievement in life was the day she became a mother,” read her obituary.

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