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Former President of the United States of America George Herbert Walker Bush, has passed on.
The World War II veteran who was elected 41st US president died on Friday night at the age of 94.
The former president was hailed by the 44th U.S. president, Barack Obama, who in a statement called Bush “a patriot and humble servant…While our hearts are heavy today, they are also filled with gratitude.
“Bush’s life was “a testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joyous calling,” the statement read.
His wife Barbara died April 17, 2018 at age 92. Their 73-year marriage was longer than that of any presidential couple in U.S. history. Their children included former President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
According to cnbc.com, Bush’s cause of death was not immediately announced. However, at various times during the last several yeas, the former president fell ill and was hospitalized. A day after Mrs. Bush’s funeral on April 21, the senior Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital for a blood infection.
He had been taken there in April 2017 and in January 2017 for treatment related to pneumonia, family spokesman Jim McGrath said. During the January hospitalization, Barbara Bush was also treated there after experiencing fatigue and coughing. Their hospitalization came days after they had celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary on Jan. 6, 2017.
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