George W. Bush’s Eulogy for His Father

Former President George W. Bush delivered a eulogy Wednesday honoring the life of his father, former President George H. W. Bush, who died in Houston last Friday at the age of 94.

Below, the full text of George W. Bush’s remarks as delivered.

Distinguished guests, including our presidents and first ladies, government officials, foreign dignitaries, and friends, Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro, and I, and our families, thank you all for being here.

I once heard it said of man that the idea is to die young, as late as possible. At age 85, a favorite pastime of George H. W. Bush was firing up his boat, the , and opening up the three 300-horsepower engines to fly, joyfully fly across the Atlantic, with the Secret Service boats straining to keep up. At age 90, George H. W. Bush parachuted out of an aircraft and landed on the grounds of St. Ann’s by the Sea in Kennebunkport, Maine, the church where his mom was