Former US President George HW Bush died Friday at age 94 in Houston, his spokesman, Jim McGrath, said.
George HW Bush was the father of former President George W. Bush and former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, who tried unsuccessfully to achieve the nomination of the Republican Party in 2016.
“He was a man of the highest character and the best father a son or daughter could ask for. ” The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for the compassion of those who have cared for and prayed for dad and the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens. “, his son George W. Bush said in a statement.
Bush lived in Houston with his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, who died in April at age 92 after leaving treatment.
The 43rd president of the United States was born in 1924 in Massachusetts into a family of politicians, since his father was a senator.
