Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced the death of Rhonda Massie, his wife of more than 35 years, on Friday morning.
“Yesterday, my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest and kindest woman I have ever met, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to the heaven,” he posted on social platformalongside photos of him and his wife.
Massie, 53, said the couple went to prom together. They both attended Lewis County High School.
They also studied together at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she majored in mechanical engineering.
Massie first won election to the House in 2012, representing Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. He did not disclose details about his wife’s cause of death in the post.
In 1993, Thomas and Rhonda Massie co-founded Sensitive devices, which allowed users to feel digital objects that appeared on a screen. They sold the company in 2003.
Other elected officials also reached out to X to express their condolences.
This is really moving,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) responded to Massie’s post. “I didn’t know Rhonda well, but I know her husband. And just based on that and what you told me about her, I know she was an amazing woman.”
Fellow Kentuckian Kelly Paul, wife of Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), posted in X that, “Rhonda was a brilliant woman and a beautiful soul. She brought love and joy to everyone who knew her. Rand and I are praying for you and your family, Thomas.”
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Rhonda Massie, the beloved wife of my friend and colleague Thomas Massie. Rhonda’s warmth, kindness, and dedication to her family and community touched everyone who had the privilege of knowing her,” also Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) wrote on X. Barr’s wife died unexpectedly in 2020.
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