Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon’s scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America’s history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday. He was 93.

“My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age,” Mrs. Ford said in a brief statement issued from her husband’s office in Rancho Mirage. “His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.”

The statement did not say where Ford died or list a cause of death. Ford had battled pneumonia in January 2006 and underwent two heart treatments — including an angioplasty — in August at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Rest In Peace, President Ford.

1. RIP Gerald Ford

   Breaking – former President Gerald Ford has died at age 93.
   May The Lord bless you and keep you.
   May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
   May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
   Our prayers are wi…

   Trackback by Musing Minds on Dec 27th, 2006 @ 11:37

   
   

RSS feed for comments on this post.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.