According to the Washington Post on December 1, former US President Bush Sr. passed away at the age of 94. And just half a year ago (April), his wife Barbara Bush died of illness at the age of 92.
Some people say that Bush, the old man, followed his favorite in his life. His granddaughter Jenna Bush Hager also said, "Grandfathers and grandmothers are together again (in heaven)."
Old Bush and his wife Barbara Bush have a deep love, and have been in love for 73 years. They are the couple with the most lasting marriage among all the presidents of the United States.
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The secret to longevity: "I have a good husband"
Bush Sr. When he was 17 years old, he met Barbara, who was 16 years old at a Christmas ball. Bush Sr. wrote about this beautiful first encounter in his memoir. At the dance, he was attracted by Barbara at first sight and immediately asked his friends to introduce him to him.
The young couple got engaged after dating for a year and a half. Bush, who was 19 years old, was the youngest naval pilot in the United States. He was sent to the Pacific War Zone when he participated in World War II. Bush, who missed his fiancee, also named his three fighter jets "Barbara", "Barbara II" and "Barbara III".
Bush, the Sr., had a life-threatening death in the Pacific Battle of World War II. Among the nine team members, he was the only survivor. Other comrades either died on the spot or were abused by the Japanese army. This experience created him and deeply influenced his future behavior and self-expectations: "Why am I spared? What will God do to me?"
After returning from the battlefield, Bush, the first thing he did was to marry Barbara. On January 6, 1945, at the First Presbyterian Church in New York, he gave her an extremely luxurious and grand wedding. He was 20 years old and she was 19 years old.
Once a media asked Barbara, what is the secret to maintaining longevity? Barbara's answer was: "Have a good husband." " George gave me a world. He is the best, careful and caring. I have always loved the man I married 72 years ago."
In 1946, their first child was born, which was later Bush Jr. . During his 73-year marriage, the couple had 6 children (one of whom died at the age of 3), 17 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
She is the gentlest force behind him
Senior Bush was engaged in the oil industry in Texas after he was discharged from the army, and in 1964 he moved into politics. Barbara has always played the gentlest force behind him.
Bush family has an important influence in American political history and is known as "the most successful political dynasty in the United States". It has produced two presidents in total, two U.S. senators, one Supreme Court justice, two governors, and many very successful bankers and business tycoons among the clan members.
Jin Bush said that my father is a master of writing letters. He would write to his mother on his wedding anniversary. On his wedding anniversary in 1984, he wrote: "Will you marry me? Oh, I forgot, we got married 49 years ago. I was very happy that day in 1945, and I am happier today. The happiness you bring to me is something that many people cannot understand; you strictly educate our sons and train them to become men. I may have climbed to the world at the top, but I still feel that I am not worthy of you."
Barbara died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure at the age of 92. Before her death, she said: "I believe in Jesus, He is my savior. I don't want to leave your father, but I know I will go to a beautiful place."
Source: Christian Today's
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