Cher and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Kirk's elephant themed designs, made since 1972, were worn during the 1980s by the wives of Republican leaders, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush, although the designer was a registered Democrat. Before his death, Kirk was the owner of a retail organization called Dream Diamonds Online. Personal life Kirk married Hope Sands, a client's daughter, in 1971, with whom he had two daughters, Lisa and Alexia. They were divorced in 1973. He died on 17 May 2010. Filmography References American jewelry designers American fashion designers 1936 births 2010 deaths People from Newport, Tennessee Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Rhode Island School of Design alumni American people of Armenian descent