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Bush's remains arrived at Ellington Field at December 5, 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time where they were greeted by a military escort, transported to St. Martin's Episcopal Church and laid in repose until the following morning. A second funeral service for family and friends was held at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on December 6.
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George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, was honored during a funeral in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
World leaders gathered at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday.
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Her funeral was held at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston four days later. [311] [312] Bush, along with former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush (son), Bill Clinton and First Ladies Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush (daughter-in-law) and Hillary Clinton attended the funeral and posed together for a photo as a sign of unity.
Bush, the 41st U.S. president, died last week in Texas aged 94. “George H.W. Bush was America's last great soldier-statesman,” Jon Meacham, a presidential biographer, said in a eulogy.
On December 5, 2018, former U.S. President George W. Bush eulogized his father, late former U.S. President George H. W. Bush at the State Funeral held at the Washington National Cathedral. Part of that eulogy included the following text that made reference to his father's passion for public service.