George H. W. Bush Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Death and funeral === {{Main|Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush}} [[File:The United States Capitol (46125518422).jpg|thumb|upright=.95|Members of the public pay their respects at the casket of President Bush [[lying in state]] in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol]] in Washington, D.C.]] After a long battle with vascular [[Parkinson's disease]], Bush [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush|died at his home]] in Houston on November 30, 2018, at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-george-hw-bush-dead-94/story?id=44866630 |work=ABC News |date=December 1, 2018 |access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name="nytimes_obituary">{{cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=November 30, 2018 |title=George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/politics/george-hw-bush-dies.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/politics/george-hw-bush-dies.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 30, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the time of his death he was the [[List of presidents of the United States by age|longest-lived U.S. president]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Bowden |first=John |date=November 25, 2017 |title=Bush 41 becomes longest-living president in US history |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/361795-bush-41-becomes-longest-living-president-in-us-history/ |work=The Hill |location=Washington, D.C. | access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> a distinction now held by Jimmy Carter.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barrow| first=Bill| title=Jimmy Carter's new milestone: Longest-lived U.S. president| work=The Detroit News| url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/22/carter-president-longest-lived/39240613/| date=March 22, 2019| access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> He was also the [[List of vice presidents of the United States by age|third-oldest vice president]].{{efn|The longest-lived U.S. vice president is [[John Nance Garner]], who died on November 7, 1967, 15 days short of his 99th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Janna |date=January 22, 2009 |title=Texans who were presidents, vice-presidents |url=http://www.forthoodsentinel.com/leisure/texans-who-were-presidents-vice-presidents/article_6b538cd2-aa2a-53a2-bc6f-6df30cfadf71.html |work=Fort Hood Sentinel |location=Fort Hood, Texas |access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref>}} Bush [[Lying in state#United States|lay in state]] in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol]] from December 3 through December 5; he was the 12th U.S. president to be accorded this honor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bush-expected-to-lie-in-state-in-us-capitol-in-line-with-tradition-trump-to-attend-funeral| title=George H.W. Bush to lie in state in US Capitol; Trump to attend funeral| last1=Pergram| first1=Chad| last2=Shaw| first2=Adam| others=[[John Roberts (journalist)|John Roberts]] contributed to this report| date=December 1, 2018|publisher=Fox News| access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Individuals Who Have Lain in State or in Honor| url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Lie-In-State/Lie-In-State-Honor/| publisher=Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives| location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref> Then, on December 5, Bush's casket was transferred from the Capitol rotunda to [[Washington National Cathedral]] where a state funeral was held.<ref name=cbsnewsfuneral>{{cite news| author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->| title=Thousands honor former President George H.W. Bush at National Cathedral funeral| date=December 6, 2018| publisher=CBS News| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/president-george-h-w-bush-funeral-national-cathedral-washington-dc-live-stream-today-2018-12-05/| access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref> After the funeral, Bush's body was transported to George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in [[College Station, Texas]], where he was buried next to his wife Barbara and daughter Robin.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/bush-texas-funeral-burial.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/bush-texas-funeral-burial.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live | title=For George Bush, One Last Funeral, and then a 70-Mile Train Ride| newspaper=The New York Times| date=December 12, 2018| last1=Fernandez| first1=Manny}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the funeral, former president George W. Bush eulogized his father saying, "He looked for the good in each person, and he usually found it."<ref name=cbsnewsfuneral/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page