Orlando, Florida, USA

Barbara Bush, the wife of one former president and mother of another, died at the age of 92 on Tuesday.

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Bush was the wife of the 41st president, George H W Bush, and mother of the 43rd, George W Bush.

The Bush family had announced in a statement on April 15 that she was in failing health, had decided not to seek further medical treatment and instead would focus on “comfort care.”

Bush reportedly had been battling a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart problems in recent years.  

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The former First Lady and former President George H W Bush had the longest-lasting marriage in presidential history – 73 years. As the Bush family matriarch, Barbara Bush dropped out of college to follow her childhood sweetheart – and kept following as he went from the House of Representatives to the United Nations, the Central Intelligence Agency, the office of Vice President and, finally, the White House.

Her son George W. Bush became the 43rd President of the United States, while another son, Jeb Bush, served as governor of Florida and unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2016. In total, she had 6 children and 14 grandchildren.

(With inputs from Reuters)