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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, IN MEMORIAM
WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called George Herbert Walker Bush from our midst; and
WHEREAS George Herbert Walker Bush was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Pierce), and
WHEREAS George Herbert Walker Bush was the devoted father of George, Robin, Jeb, Neil, Marvin and Dorothy
WHEREAS, George Herbert Walker Bush enlisted in the United States Navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and bravely served as a Navy pilot in World War II until September 1945 and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism under fire during his service; and
WHEREAS, George Herbert Walker Bush began his political career when he became the Republican Party Chairman in Harris County, Texas and, in 1966, won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Houston's Seventh District, and
WHEREAS, In December 1970, President Richard Nixon nominated George Herbert Walker Bush as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and
WHEREAS, In 1974, President Gerald Ford appointed Bush as the U.S. envoy to the People's Republic of China and in 1975 President Gerald Ford asked Bush to serve as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
WHEREAS, George Herbert Walker Bush ran for president in 1980 and was defeated in the Republican primary by Ronald Reagan, who chose him as his running mate in his successful bid for presidency. During his eight-year tenure as Vice President, Bush headed task forces on deregulation and the war on drugs; and
WHEREAS in 1988, George Herbert Walker Bush was elected President of the United States, defeating his Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis, becoming the first incumbent vice president in 152 years to be elected president; and
WHEREAS, during his presidency, George Herbert Walker Bush helped steer the nation through the perilous period at the end of the Cold War and helped build the coalition that was successful during the first Gulf W...
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