Bush, war hero and president, dies at 94

George Herbert Walker Bush, who died Friday at 94, was a president and the father of a president, a World War II veteran, and a New England patrician whose political base was in Texas. He held a number of other roles in government, and was widely celebrated by both parties after his time in the White House.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 07, 2008 Former US president George H. W. Bush introduces his son US President George W. Bush (not pictured) during the dedication ceremony of the new US embassy in Beijing. - Former US president George H.W. Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, has died at age 94, his family announced late Friday November 30, 2018. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

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Former president George H.W. Bush.

FILE - In this May 11, 2008 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

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Mourners left flowers, Christmas wreaths, and other mementoes honoring the country?s 41st president in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Milton, MA - 12/1/2018 -Jack Guinan of Dedham MA, places US Flags at the roadside marker in front of the house where The 41st President of The United States George H.W. Bush was born, Milton Massachusetts. (John Cetrino for The Boston Globe) Reporter Hilliard

Flowers left at Bush?s Milton birthplace among tributes for the 41st US president

Carrying flowers and small US flags, fans of Bush visited his birthplace on Adams Street to pay respects Saturday.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 03, 2008 Former US president George Bush gestures as he addresses guests after receiving the 2nd annual Kissinger prize, during an awards ceremony at the American Academy in Berlin. - Former president George H. W. Bush dead at 94. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 18, 2005 US former presidents George Bush Senior (L) and Bill Clinton arrives in Phuket, south Thailand. - George H.W. Bush -- the upper-crust war hero-turned-oilman and diplomat who steered America through the end of the Cold War as president and led a political dynasty that saw his son win the White House -- died Friday. He was 94. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images

George H.W. Bush is being remembered for his gracious letter to Bill Clinton

Outgoing president George H.W. Bush left a letter for his successor, Bill Clinton, in which he warmly wished the incoming president good luck.

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The 41st president, who passed away Friday, was an avid sports fan and played baseball at Yale.

Former president George H.W. Bush with then-president Barack Obama in 2013.

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American politicians early Saturday mourned the death of the former president and praised his legacy and his lifetime of service.

bushhwobit - Kennebunkport, ME - 7/11/1988 - George H.W. Bush meets with Boston Globe editors during his presidential campaign, July 11, 1988. (Bill Greene/Globe Staff)

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