We continued to watch the funeral services today for President George H. W. Bush. We missed James Baker's Eulogy this noon but were able to pick it up tonight on C-SPAN. It was obvious from his comments and emotion, that the President and his Chief of Staff were very close, and long time "Friends". We are now enjoying comments from George P Bush, Texas Land Commissioner, son of Jeb and 41's eldest Grandson. He concluded his comments by saying that "George Herbert Walker Bush was the most generous, decent man, he had ever met." It was very fitting that the Grandchildren were involved in the Service extolling the virtues of Christian Love. Rev. Russell Levenson, Rector of Saint Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, TX added to the dignity of the service in his sermon with bits of humor. As we watched the train ride from Houston up to College Station, Elaine and I were reminded of the trip we had made over that route. We traveled from Seward with my sister Vivian and her husband who was doctoring at the M. D. Anderson Clinic in Houston. It was on the 4th of July 2001 that we stopped by and toured the President George H.W. Library on the campus of Texas A & M. I remember seeing an exhibit that depicted the President's Oval Office which was an excellent duplicate of the real thing. We went on to visit the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, saw the Houston Astro's win a game in Enron Field while admiring the train, and went on down to Donna & Soucek's Park Model before heading home.
That's a fun picture of the you four!
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