Hampton High School Alumni
Hampton, Virginia (VA)
In Memory of
Petra Kelly
Passed away 1992
Petra Kelly attended Hampton High School in Hampton, VA.
Class of 1966
Date of Passing Oct 01, 1992
Date of Passing Oct 01, 1992
Petra Kelly (29 November 1947 presumably 1 October 1992), Petra Kelly was one of the founders of Die Grünen, the German Green Party in 1979. Between 1983 and 1990, she was a member of the Bundestag (German Parliament).
In 1992, according to police, she was shot dead in Bonn while sleeping by her partner, ex-general and Green politician Gert Bastian (born 1923), who then killed himself. She was 44, he was 69.[3][4] Her body was discovered on 19 October, and it was determined she had died on 1 October.[5] Petra Kelly was buried in the Waldfriedhof in Würzburg, near the village of Heidingsfeld in Lower Franconia, Bavaria.
In 1992, according to police, she was shot dead in Bonn while sleeping by her partner, ex-general and Green politician Gert Bastian (born 1923), who then killed himself. She was 44, he was 69.[3][4] Her body was discovered on 19 October, and it was determined she had died on 1 October.[5] Petra Kelly was buried in the Waldfriedhof in Würzburg, near the village of Heidingsfeld in Lower Franconia, Bavaria.