Shirley Boone, longtime wife of singer Pat Boone as well as a philanthropist, has died. She was 84. She died Friday January 11 2019 surrounded by her four daughters, Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury, who sang to her, Milt Suchin, Pat Boone's manager, said in a statement. Shirley and Pat Boone had been married for 65 years. During that time, Shirley Boone helped to establish Mercy Corps, which has become an international charitable organization dedicated to addressing economic, environmental, social and political problems. She also published writings, hosted TV shows and recorded music. Shirley Boone is the daughter of Red Foley, a country singer of the 1930s and ’40s who became a star with his recording of "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy." Shirley and Pat Boone had been high school sweethearts, and they married when he was 19 and rising to stardom.
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