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Jun 27, 2019 · Rep. Susan Wild, a freshman Pennsylvania Democrat, revealed her partner’s recent death was a suicide and said she is sharing her story because “I do not want anyone else to suffer.”
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Sep 26, 2023 · Before Susan Wild lost her husband to suicide, issues like mental health and suicide prevention were just one item on a long list of issues she knew needed more national attention. But a month after her partner, Kerry Acker, died in 2019, that changed.
Jun 26, 2019 · WASHINGTON — After a late vote Tuesday night, Rep. Susan Wild gave an emotional speech honoring her partner, Kerry Acker, on the House floor. Acker died by suicide last month. Wild said her partner “shouldn’t have had a care in the world,” and he had loving friends and family.
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Sep 19, 2019 · It had only been hours since Rep. Susan Wild (D-Penn.) received a sweet text from her partner, Kerry Acker, earlier this year. And it had been less than a day since they hung up the phone after menu-planning late into the night for the weekend’s Memorial Day barbecue with friends.
Jun 28, 2019 · Washington CNN — Rep. Susan Wild said it was “a huge struggle” for her to reveal that her partner’s recent death was a suicide. “It was really right up to the last minute I wasn’t certain I...
Jun 30, 2019 · WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPVI) -- One of Pennsylvania's freshman female congressional members made a brave speech Wednesday on the House floor, revealing that her partner's recent death was a suicide....
Sep 22, 2019 · Rep. Susan Wild shares the tearful experience of finding out her partner of 17 years died by suicide and her new path to prevent such deaths.
