It was an emotional day as Mrs Bush’s husband of 73 years, former President George HW Bush, and her children, former President George W, Jeb, Dorothy, Neil and Marvin, said their final farewells at a funeral service for the family matriarch, who died at 92 on Tuesday, reports People magazine.
Mrs Bush also leaves behind her brother, Scott Pierce, 17 grandchildren — including George W. and Laura Bush’s twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara, who also attended the funeral along with their mother — and seven great-grandchildren.
“To honor his wife of 73 years and her commitment to family literacy, for which she raised over $110 million over the course of over 30 years, @GeorgeHWBush will be wearing a pair of socks festooned with books at today’s funeral service for former First Lady Barbara Bush,” according to Bush family spokesperson Jim McGrath, who tweeted the detail before the funeral.
The service at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, was also attended by First Lady Melania Trump, as well as former presidents and first ladies Barack and Michelle Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton as well as former first daughter Chelsea Clinton.
President Trump was not in attendance. He previously sent his condolences in a statement on Tuesday and at a press conference on Wednesday, calling Barbara Bush a “wonderful, wonderful person” and “a titan in American life.”
The service, which was by invitation only, was held at the church that Mrs Bush and her husband attended regularly through the years, according to the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation.
Several other politicians and dignitaries were also on hand to celebrate the life of the former first lady.
(People)
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