Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U. S. Representative John Lewis, died on Monday.

A release from the representative’s office states that she passed away in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple married 44 years ago after meeting at a New Year’s Eve party in 1967.

“The congressman traveled from Washington, D.C. to Atlanta Monday night.”

Mrs. Lewis is survived by Rep. Lewis and one son. The cause of her death has not been released.