. ▁She ▁ran ▁un success ful ▁campaign s ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁Senate ▁and ▁Congress ▁cent ering ▁her ▁ideas ▁around ▁environmental ▁crisis ▁and ▁drug ▁education . ▁W imb ish ▁str essed ▁the ▁to xic ▁effects ▁of ▁cont amin ated ▁ground ▁water , ▁acid ▁rain , ▁and ▁the ▁decre asing ▁o zone ▁layer . ▁She ▁also ▁campaign ed ▁her ▁efforts ▁to ▁establish ▁day ▁care ▁for ▁working ▁moth ers ▁and ▁equal ▁opportunity ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁loan ▁programs . ▁Although ▁she ▁received ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁votes , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁B ette ' s ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁died ▁ 1 4 ▁months ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 2 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁settled ▁down ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁local ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁Social ▁Services ▁while ▁arbitr ating ▁labor ▁law ▁cases ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁before ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁C . ▁B ette ▁W imb ish ▁died ▁on ▁Monday , ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁celebrated ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁dear ly ▁missed ▁by ▁many . ▁Her ▁son ▁Ralph ▁describes ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁“ f ear less s ▁political ▁animal ▁who ▁never ▁really ▁got ▁to ▁ful fill ▁her ▁amb ition : ▁simply ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁for ▁the