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    Tears, laughter for Barbara Bush

    by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Apr 22, 2018 5 minutes

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Barbara Pierce Bush was remembered Saturday for the strength of character and wit that made her one of the most popular first ladies in U.S. history, as she was laid to rest by the political clan she built, including the husband and son she helped reach the presidency.

    "She was our teacher and role model on how to live a life with purpose and meaning," son and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in an emotional eulogy, recalling his mother's final days. "She was beautiful until the day she died."

    Saturday's packed service at the family church in Houston also featured eulogies by two others Barbara Bush had handpicked: her longtime friend Susan Baker, wife of former Secretary of State James A. Baker; and historian Jon Meacham, who wrote a

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