Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush with husband and son, both Presidents.

      The world gives tribute today to a great lady as she passes away at the age of 92. Barbara Bush was both wife and mother of two former US Presidents. She was married for 73 years to her husband George H. W. Bush, the 41^st President of the USA, one of the few Presidents ever to come to Malta during the Mata Summit with Gorbachev in 1989. She was also the mother of the 43^rd President George W. Bush who served two terms. Barbara was in failing health and was receiving just comfort health over the last few days. She was a great advocate for literacy and a true model of faith and resilience in the face of opposition. She witnessed her husband’s role in ending the cold war with Russia, and also she suffered with her son’s confrontation of world terrorism after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks. Barbara was born on June 8, 1925 and with her husband George they had 6 children, George, Robin, Jeb, Neil, Marvin and Dorothy. Robin died at the age of 3. They also had 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.