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| children = Lewis, Maggie | residence = Mount Vernon, Virginia | alma_mater = Mary Washington College | occupation = Consultant | committees = | religion = Episcopalian | website = (www.toddy.org ) }} Linda Todd "Toddy" Puller (born January 19, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American politician. A Democrat, she served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–99 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 1999. She the 36th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties.〔(Senate of Virginia bio )〕 ==Personal life== Puller's father was a United States Army officer. She received a B.A. degree in Art History from Mary Washington College in 1967, after which she taught elementary school in Woodbridge, Virginia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Virginia State Senator Toddy Puller )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Virginia House of Delegates )〕 Puller married Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr., son of United States Marine Corps General Chesty Puller. Her husband lost both legs in the Vietnam War and spent years fighting depression. He committed suicide in 1994, two years after winning a Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography, ''Fortunate Son''. A biography of Lewis Puller includes this comment, :''It was primarily through the patience and unflagging love of his wife (to whom the book is dedicated) that Puller was able to survive his recuperation. Not that that love was untested: at their initial reunion, Puller, confined to a wheelchair, instructed his five-months-pregnant wife to divorce him rather than be burdened by a cripple. Toddy persevered, helping Puller through law school and assisting him in his unsuccessful bid for a seat in Congress. It was the failure of this Congressional run that drove Puller to heavy alcoholism and, ultimately, to attempt suicide--only to be saved, once again, by his wife. "Toddy," observed New York Times reviewer Herbert Mitgang, "is something of a heroine in the story; her loyalty makes the author seem like a very fortunate husband."''〔"Lewis B(urwell) Puller, Jr." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2000. Gale Biography In Context. Accessed 9 Nov. 2011.〕 They had one son, Lewis, who became a professional athlete, and a daughter, Maggie.〔 She had a stroke and is currently paralyzed on one side of her body. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toddy Puller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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