Funeral And Memorial Services Announced for George H.W. Bush

George H.W. Bush didn't lose his sense of humour even as he was letting go of life.

Overnight, a hearse carrying the casket left the Houston funeral home.

From former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to current heads of state, leaders praised Mr Bush both for his strength and his moderation, as well as the commitment to internationalism typified by his assembling of a global coalition to oust Iraqi invaders from Kuwait in 1991.

The heartwarming image of Sully by the casket was tweeted by Jim McGrath, former President Bush's spokesman, on Sunday night. Trump has said he plans to designate Thursday as a national day of mourning.

A similar outpouring is anticipated in Washington this week during the state funeral for Bush, who died late Friday at his home in Houston.

Former President George H.W. Bush will be eulogized by his son, former President George W. Bush, along with a mix of family and friends on Wednesday at the Washington National Cathedral, the most high-profile event in a week of proceedings that will remember the remarkable life of the president who died on Friday at 94.

Bush will lie in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol from Monday evening Wednesday morning, under the watchful gaze of an around-the-clock honors guard.

In April, after his wife Barbara died, Bush reportedly contacted John's Crazy Socks to see if they had any socks he could wear to her funeral.

He will be buried at the presidential library in Texas, alongside his wife, Barbara Bush, who died seven months ago.

Baker, who served Bush as secretary of state, joined others in paying warm tribute on Sunday television talk shows. The father of former President George W. Bush, he was a Naval aviator in World War II, a congressman, ambassador to the United Nations, envoy to China, CIA director and vice president for two terms under Ronald Reagan. "He hadn't eaten for three or four days".

During his later years, Bush suffered from a condition that mimics Parkinson's disease, which didn't allow him to walk and made it hard for him to speak.

"He was just a high-quality man who truly loved his family", Trump said Saturday while in Argentina.

"By the time he got back here to Houston from his summer in Kennebunkport, I think he was pretty much ready to go".

Bush turned his attention to politics in the 1960s, being elected to his first of two terms in Congress in 1967.

Bush visits a tent camp for natural disaster survivors on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2006.

After it became clear that death was imminent, they got all the Bush kids on the phone, with son Neil Bush the only one in the room.

"I also loved to hear him explain his passion for this country - it was a true love that knew no petty boundaries or party lines", said Schwarzenegger in his message.

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