Joe Manchin Announces Heartbreaking Personal News
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Former independent West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Tuesday that his older sister passed away at the age of 80. Manchin said in an Instagram post that his sister, Janet Thompson, died on Sunday surrounded by…
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