Keep the family of Rep. Steve Womack in your prayers this week. Rep. Steve Womack has announced his wife, Terri Womack, has died at the age of 68. Rep. Womack was married to his wife for over 40 years at the time of her passing. The Hill reported on Rep. Womack’s announcement of his wife’s death: Rep. Steve Womack is mourning the death of his 68-year-old wife, Terri, after more than four decades of marriage. The Arkansas Republican said Tuesday that Terri Lynn Williams Womack died Sunday following a brief illness. “Heaven welcomed an angel,” Womack wrote in a social media post, saying his wife “went to live in eternity with Jesus.” “My heart is broken and that space remains without her presence,” Womack said of his spouse, who spent her career working for various courts in Arkansas. Read Rep. Womack’s announcement below: Sunday afternoon, Heaven welcomed an angel. My wife of 41 years, Terri Womack, went to live in eternity with Jesus. My heart is broken and that space remains without her presence. I take comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering in pain and is at peace evermore. Her legacy of… pic.twitter.com/ns9rgRZDv3 — Rep. Steve Womack (@rep_stevewomack) January 20, 2026 Full text: Sunday afternoon, Heaven welcomed an angel. My wife of 41 years, Terri Womack, went to live in eternity with Jesus. My heart is broken and that space remains without her presence. I take comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering in pain and is at peace evermore. Her legacy of love will live in the hearts of all who knew her. Our family appreciates the outpouring of prayers and support. You have all honored her in such a special way, and we are eternally grateful. The announcement of Terri’s death comes days after President Trump granted clemency to Rep. Womack’s son, per USA Today: President Donald Trump has granted clemency to a Republican congressman’s son who was in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Trump commuted the federal sentence of James Phillip Womack, the son of Arkansas Rep. Steve Womack, on Thursday, Jan. 15, according to the official Executive Grant of Clemency signed by Trump and issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. A White House official told USA TODAY that coupled with James Womack’s record of good behavior in prison, the family has had several recent health issues, including his mother being diagnosed with abdominal cancer and his brother suffering from a seizure disorder and having difficulty living by himself. The congressman’s son was sentenced in federal court in May 2024 to a $1,900 fine and eight years in prison for distributing more than five grams of methamphetamine, according to court records. He had been arrested multiple times on drug charges before. The congressman didn’t immediately respond to a USA TODAY request for comment. He expressed gratitude to Trump in statements to Arkansas television stations KTHV and KNWA. “I am grateful to President Trump for this gracious and thoughtful action. The commutation has allowed my son to be with his family during a profoundly difficult time, and the President’s phone conversation with my wife and her care team made an impression that I’ll cherish forever,” the congressman said in the statement. Womack is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and is the former chairman of the House Budget Committee.