Remembering George H.W. Bush: Family honors their patriarch
The nation is in mourning following the death of an American president.
George H.W. Bush died late Friday in his Houston home. He was 94.
Not only will Bush be remembered for his lifelong service to the country 바카라 게임 웹사이트 those closest to him will never forget the loving father and grandfather.
His son, George W. Bush once said about his father, "He trusted others and inspired their loyalty. And above all, he found joy in his family and his faith."
George H. W. Bush grew up in Connecticut. His father was a banker and eventually, a U.S. senator.
In 1945 he married Barbara Pierce 바카라 게임 웹사이트 daughter of the publisher of McCall's magazine.
More than anyone, she was his companion and sustaining light 바카라 게임 웹사이트 in peace and in war.
"'He would complete 58 combat missions, these were tough days. And if you look closely at the photographs of the planes he flew you will find what kept him going in the name he had painted under his cockpit바카라 게임 웹사이트Barbara," George W. Bush said.
The Bushes had six children. A daughter, Robin, died of leukemia at just three years old.
Four sons 바카라 게임 웹사이트 George W., Jeb, Neil and Marvin 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and one daughter, Doro, were adults by the time he became president.
Over time, gatherings at the family compound in Maine became larger and more raucous.
Shortly before the start of the 1991 Gulf War, President Bush summed up his feelings about his family in a letter to his children.
"I had a little plaque made. It says CAVU. C-A-V-U. CAVU was the kind of weather we Navy pilots wanted when were to fly off our carrier in the Pacific. We had little navigational instrumentation so we wanted to CAVU, ceiling and visibility unlimited. And because of the five of you whose hugs I can still feel, whose own lives made me so proud, I can confidently tell my guardian angel that my life is CAVU and it will be that way until I die. All because of you."