George and Barbara Bush, a 'storybook' 73-year marriage
HOUSTON — They met at a Christmas dance. She was 16. He was 17.Three years later they were married. The couple stayed together for 73 years, becoming the longest-married couple in presidential history.”George Bush knows how I feel,” Barbara Bush had said. “He is the hero … He is my hero.”George H.W. Bush was at his wife’s side when she died on April 12 at age 92 and had been holding her hand all day. Her death was followed by his own on Friday, about […]
