By Alice Kukapa
Staff Writer
She created the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, raised seven children, was the second woman in U.S history to be both a wife and mother to a president of the United States, she was Barbara Bush.
Former first lady passed away on April 17th, at the age of 92, in her home in Houston, Texas. She had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, and had decided against seeking additional medical help the week of her passing, after a series of hospitalizations.
The funeral was held in Houston at the Bushes’ family church, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, and, per the former first lady’s request, was a very simple service. Among the approximately 1,500 attendees were former Presidents George H.W. Bush, George Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. First lady Melania Trump and former first ladies Laura Bush, Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton were also in attendance.
Bush left behind a legacy that will carry on even with her passing, she will never be forgotten and will continue be a beacon of hope and inspiration to many Americans.
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