▁times : ▁John ▁Fil ipp one , ▁a ▁polic eman ; ▁they ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁divor ced ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁David ▁G . ▁S ills , ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁officer ; ▁they ▁married ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 ; ▁the ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Dennis ▁C . ▁Rev ell , ▁CE O ▁of ▁Rev ell ▁Communic ations ▁( a ▁national ▁public ▁relations / public ▁affairs ▁firm ), ▁whom ▁she ▁married ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁She ▁and ▁Rev ell ▁had ▁one ▁daughter , ▁Margaret ▁" R ita " ▁M ire m be ▁Rev ell , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁U g anda . ▁The ▁Rev ells ▁became ▁R ita ' s ▁guard ians ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁They ▁adopted ▁her ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁R ita ▁was ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁bill ▁to ▁facil itate ▁her ▁ad option ▁as ▁Ma ure en ▁and ▁Dennis ▁Rev ell ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁necessary ▁paper work ▁and ▁other ▁requirements ▁by ▁the ▁U g and an ▁government , ▁including ▁a ▁personal ▁visit ation ▁to ▁that ▁country , ▁due , ▁in ▁large ▁part , ▁to ▁Ma ure en ▁Re agan ▁Rev ell ' s ▁terminal ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Death ▁Re agan ▁died ▁in ▁Gran ite ▁Bay , ▁California , ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ,