Gerald Ford, the 38th President, Dies at 93

Gerald R. Ford, who at 93 was America’s oldest living President, has died. This was one of our best and this truly saddens me.

In a statement released by his wife Betty, no cause, place or time of death was named. Ford had been in and out of the hospital the past several months, and was most recently treated for pneumonia.

“My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age,” Betty Ford said in the statement, issued from her husband’s office in Rancho Mirage, Calif. “His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.”

President Bush called the former leader a “great American” in a statement issued by the White House, and offered sympathy, along with First Lady Laura Bush, to Ford’s wife and surviving family.

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan also issued a statement of sympathy, saying she felt that Ford’s early support of stem cell research “has been important in getting the U.S. Congress to debate the potential lifesaving cures and treatments that may result.”

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Gerald Ford, the 38th President, Dies at 93

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