Gerald Ford Dead
December 27th 2006 15:00
In more sad news about people dying, Gerald Ford, the 38th prez of the US and A passed on yesterday.
From: http://spankcheeks.blogspot.com/2006/12/rip-former-president-gerald-ford.html
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The nation's 38th president, and the only one neither elected to the office nor the vice presidency, died at his desert home at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
"His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country," his wife, Betty, said in a statement.
Ford was the longest living former president, surpassing Ronald Reagan, who died in June 2004, by more than a month.
Ford's office did not release the cause of death, which followed a year of medical problems. He was treated for pneumonia in January and had an angioplasty and pacemaker implant in August.
Funeral arrangements were to be announced Wednesday.
"President Ford was a great man who devoted the best years of his life in serving the United States,"President Bush said in a brief statement to the nation Wednesday morning. "He was a true gentleman who reflected the best in America's character."
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I looked up "angioplasty" online, dictionary.com said it is: the repair of a blood vessel, as by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unclog it or by replacing part of the vessel with either a piece of the patient's own tissue or a prosthetic device.
RIP, Mr. President. I'm sure you will be missed.
PS- Remember when SNL used to joke that Ford was dead? Not really that funny when he actually dies, is it?
From: http://spankcheeks.blogspot.com/2006/12/rip-former-president-gerald-ford.html
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The nation's 38th president, and the only one neither elected to the office nor the vice presidency, died at his desert home at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
"His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country," his wife, Betty, said in a statement.
Ford was the longest living former president, surpassing Ronald Reagan, who died in June 2004, by more than a month.
Ford's office did not release the cause of death, which followed a year of medical problems. He was treated for pneumonia in January and had an angioplasty and pacemaker implant in August.
Funeral arrangements were to be announced Wednesday.
"President Ford was a great man who devoted the best years of his life in serving the United States,"President Bush said in a brief statement to the nation Wednesday morning. "He was a true gentleman who reflected the best in America's character."
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I looked up "angioplasty" online, dictionary.com said it is: the repair of a blood vessel, as by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unclog it or by replacing part of the vessel with either a piece of the patient's own tissue or a prosthetic device.
RIP, Mr. President. I'm sure you will be missed.
PS- Remember when SNL used to joke that Ford was dead? Not really that funny when he actually dies, is it?
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