Published 18 April 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92: ‘A Woman Unlike Any Other’
By: Media Source
Former First Lady Barbara Bush, the indomitable family matriarch and a champion of family literacy, has died. She was 92.
The Office of George H. W. Bush confirmed her death on Tuesday, saying in a statement, “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.
“She is survived by her husband of 73 years, President George H. W. Bush; five children and their spouses, 17 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and her brother Scott Pierce. She was preceded in death by her second child, Pauline “Robin” Bush, and her siblings Martha Rafferty and James R. Pierce.”
The statement added that “the official funeral schedule will be announced as soon as is practical.”
