Tag: George Bush

JUST IN: Former US president George H.W. Bush dead at 94

Former US president George H.W. Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, has died at age 94, his family announced late Friday. “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died,” his son, former president George W. Bush, said in a statement released on Twitter by a family spokesman. “George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character […]

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush passes away at 92

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, her husband’s office said. “A former First Lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the age of 92,” said a statement from the office of her now widower George H.W. Bush. They were married for 73 years. Barbara Bush has long been considered the rock at the […]

Elder Bush out of intensive care, wife Barbara released

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Former US President George H.W. Bush has been transferred from intensive care and could be released from the hospital Friday or over the weekend, doctors said on Monday. His wife and former first lady Barbara Bush was discharged from the hospital, Bush physicians Amy Mynderse and Clint Doerr said. The former first couple was admitted to Houston Methodist hospital on Wednesday. The 41st president, who is 92, was suffering from bacterial pneumonia, while Barbara Bush, 91, had […]

Bush senior in intensive care, wife Barbara in hospital

  by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former president George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit Wednesday suffering from pneumonia, highlighting concerns about the health of a political dynasty’s patriarch just as a new US leader prepares to enter office. Bush, 92, was initially hospitalized Saturday for shortness of breath, but was moved to intensive care “to address an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia,” Bush’s office said in a […]