Gabby giffords' husband
Mark Kelly was elected to Congress 10 years after Gabrielle Giffords survived an assassination attempt. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
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- Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords met in and became friends before marrying in
- When Giffords survived a assassination attempt, Kelly was there for every step of her recovery.
- Kelly successfully ran for Congress in and was re-elected in as a US senator for Arizona.
When Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords survived an an assassination attempt in , her astronaut husband Mark Kelly was there for every step of her recovery.
Now, he's a congressman himself.
Giffords was a rising star in the House of Representatives when she was shot in the head in while meeting with constituents outside of a grocery store. She survived the shooting and has become a powerful advocate for safer gun laws.
Kelly is a retired NASA astronaut who has commanded several missions to the International Space Station, and was re-elected for a second term as a US senator representing Arizona in the midterm elections.
Astronaut scott kelly wife gabby The laboratory is Japan's primary contribution to the ISS. Culbertson Jr. I love you, sweetie. Senate website Campaign website.He has remained a steady, loving presence as Giffords has slowly regained her abilities to read, speak, and walk.
Together, they have shared their story in the hope of eliminating gun violence and inspiring resilience in the face of difficult challenges.
Here's a timeline of their relationship.
Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords met in China as part of a young leaders forum organized by National Committee on US-China Relations.
When they met, Giffords was an Arizona state senator and Kelly was a NASA astronaut.
Kelly was married with two daughters, and Giffords had a boyfriend.
When the committee met in Arizona the following year, both were single. They hiked in the Grand Canyon together and struck up a friendship that eventually blossomed into romance in November , when Giffords invited him to join her on a tour of the Arizona State Prison.
"She had it all," Kelly told the New York Times in their wedding announcement.
"Beautiful, smart, hard working, balanced, fun to be with, and she laughed at my jokes."
Giffords was also smitten, according to family friend Robert Reich.
"I remember Gabby telling me she met this fellow, and then she giggled," Reich told Parade magazine in "I said, 'He must be tall and dark and very handsome,' and she laughed and said, 'No.
At the end of the service, Obama consoled and embraced him, after which Kelly returned to the hospital to be with his wife. February 10, Kelly and Giffords visited the Oval Office to witness President Barack Obama sign the last piece of legislation she had sponsored into law. Health care [ edit ]. Higginbotham Sandra H.He's short and bald, and I love him.'"
November 10, Kelly and Giffords — by then a member of Congress — wed at an organic produce farm in Amado, Arizona.
Giffords wore a recycled Vera Wang dress from a family friend, and the reception consisted of biodegradable decor.
The couple remained long-distance after their wedding, with Giffords working in Arizona and Washington and Kelly in Houston at the Johnson Space Center.
May Giffords came to see Kelly off on his first mission serving as commander.
Kelly led a seven-member crew in installing a Japanese Pressurized Module laboratory and a robotic arm in the International Space Station.
January 8, Tragedy struck when Giffords was shot in the head while holding a "Congress on Your Corner" event in Tuscon, Arizona.
Six people died and 20 were injured when a gunman opened fire at Giffords as she was connecting with constituents outside of a Safeway grocery store.
Kelly was in Houston when he received the call notifying him that his wife had been shot.
He rushed to Tuscon on a friend's private plane along with his daughters, Claudia and Claire.
Some news outlets erroneously reported that Giffords had died. For about 20 minutes, until the reports were corrected, he believed his wife was gone.
"I just, you know, walked into the bathroom, and you know, broke down," Kelly told ABC's Diane Sawyer in "To hear that she died is just, it's devastating for me."