Does DC Mayor Muriel Bowser have kids?
WASHINGTON, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is the first single mother to hold the city's top office.
Bowser, who is 48, became leader of the nation's capital in January of 2015.
“Luckily, she is a sweetheart. She has a very pleasant temperament, but you fully realize you can’t control everything.”
"Mercia was loved immensely and will be missed greatly, as she joins the legion of angels who have gone home too soon due to the pandemic," the mayor said in a statement.
"I ask that you continue to keep those who have been lost or impacted by the pandemic and those who are working so hard to protect us from it in your thoughts and prayers, and I respectfully request that my family and I are granted the time and space we need to mourn the loss of Mercia."
The mayor added: “We are grateful to the doctors and nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, who heroically treated her for Covid-19 related pneumonia until her death.
"We thank you for your kindness and will share how our family will honor Mercia, my only sister and oldest sibling, and her beautiful spirit in the coming days.”
She said her sister "was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend."
"She worked tirelessly for children, the elderly, and those with behavioral disorders until her retirement and beyond."
Mercia Bowser was born on March 7, 1956.