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==Family==
==Family==
In 1952, Sessions married his former classmate, Alice June Lewis (1931-2019), a native of Independence, Missouri, the 1948 high school class valedictorian, an ardent liberal Democrat, and a patron of theater arts and [[Planned Parenthood]]. The couple had four children: William Lewis Sessions, former U. S. Representative Peter Anderson "Pete" Sessions, Mark Sessions, and Sara Sessions Naughton.<ref name=alicedeath>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206457164/alice-june-sessions|title=Alice June Lewis Sessions|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref> Sessions was accused of relying too much on his wife, who publicly defended him against the allegations of "ethical improprieties." Sessions himself said that the real dispute center on the dissatisfaction of ten FBI employees who railroaded him.<ref name=death/>
In 1952, Sessions married his former classmate, Alice June Lewis (1931–2019), a native of Independence, Missouri, the 1948 high school class valedictorian, an ardent liberal Democrat, and a patron of theater arts and [[Planned Parenthood]]. The couple had four children: William Lewis Sessions, former U. S. Representative Peter Anderson "Pete" Sessions, Mark Sessions, and Sara Sessions Naughton.<ref name=alicedeath>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206457164/alice-june-sessions|title=Alice June Lewis Sessions|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 20, 2020}}</ref> Sessions was accused of relying too much on his wife, who publicly defended him against the allegations of "ethical improprieties." Sessions himself said that the real dispute center on the dissatisfaction of ten FBI employees who railroaded him.<ref name=death/>
In 2018, Sessions filed for divorce after sixty-six years of marriage but dropped the suit on October 11, 2019.<ref name=Danner/> Alice died two months thereafter at their home in Washington, D.C.<ref name=MacCormack/>
In 2018, Sessions filed for divorce after sixty-six years of marriage but dropped the suit on October 11, 2019.<ref name=Danner/> Alice died two months thereafter at their home in Washington, D.C.<ref name=MacCormack/>