Former US first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92
"A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponents of family literacy. Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the age of 92, said a statement from the office of George H.W.Bush. They were married for 73years.
Barbara Bush has long been considered the rock at the center of one of America's most prominent political families, as the wife of a president and the mother of another--- George W. Bush --- and to Jeb Bush, a former Florida governor and one time presidential aspirant.
She first met her husband-to-be at the age of 16 when she was a school girl and he was a student of an elite preparatory school in Massachusetts. They married in 1945 while he was on leave from wartime service as a naval officer. The couple had six children.
As first lady, from 1989 to 1993, she embraced the cause of universal literacy, and founded a foundation for family literacy.
As tributes poured in to honor the life of Barbara Bush, President Donald Trump hailed her as an " advocate of the American family"
Amongst her greatest achievements was recognizing the importance of literacy as a fundamental family value that requires nurturing and protection", Trump said.
"She will be long remembered for her strong devotion to country and family, both of which she served unfailingly well."
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