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Former President George H.W. Bush has died at the age of 94. News of former President Bush’s passing came in the early hours of Saturday, December 1. Bush served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.
“George H. W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best Dad a son or daughter could ask for. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41’s life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens,” his son, President George W. Bush, said in a statement.
In addition to being the President of the United States, Bush also served as Vice President of the United States under Ronald Reagan, and was a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence during his many decades of public service.
George H.W. Bush Cause of Death: Unknown
President George H.W. Bush’s exact cause of death is unknown at this time.
George H.W. Bush Life & Career
George H.W. Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Bush enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday and became the youngest aviator in the U.S. Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war before attending Yale University.
George H.W. and Barbara Bush got married in 1945. The couple gave birth to six children together, one of which is George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.
In 1988, Bush was elected as the 41st President of the United States.
