The 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford, has passed away at the age of 93, his wife Betty said Tuesday. Ford’s health had been worsening in the last year as he was hospitalized in January with pneumonia and had two heart treatments in August. A Reuters report early Wednesday morning states that Ford died at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, where Ford was being treated however an AP article claims the time and location of Ford’s death are still unknown. Betty Ford said of her husband’s death, “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. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.” The former center for the 1932 and 1933 national champion Michigan Wolverines was the longest living U.S. president. Known as “the accidental president,” Ford cleaned up the mess left in Washington during the Nixon presidency. Gerald, wherever you are, I hope you are in peace. And from one Wolverine to another, I salute you with a “Go Blue” that may last for eternity.
•Reuters: Gerald Ford Dies at 93