Susan Bayh

Susan Bayh in 1989

Susan Breshears Bayh (November 28, 1959 – February 6, 2021) was an American lawyer. She was known as the wife of Evan Bayh, former Democratic Governor of Indiana (1989–1997) and United States Senator (1999–2011).[1]

Bayh began her careers in law and business with Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher; and later for the Indiana firm of Barnes & Thornburg. In 1989, she joined Eli Lilly and Company.[2] In 1994, she left the employ of Eli Lilly and taught at Butler University’s College of Business Administration.

In May 2018, Bayh had surgery to remove a malignant glioblastoma tumor.[3] She died from the disease in McLean, Virginia on February 6, 2021 at the age of 61.[4]

References

  1. Smith, Sylvia (December 16, 2007). Across the boards. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071216%2FLOCAL1004%2F712160424. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 
  2. Smith, Sylvia. Executive Profile, Susan B. Bayh JD. Business Week. http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=703285&capId=28028&previousCapId=160077&previousTitle=WellPoint%20Inc.. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 
  3. "Indiana's Former First Lady Susan Bayh Recovers From Surgery For Brain Cancer". Fox News. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh's family says she's dead at age 61 after years of brain cancer treatments[dead link]