WASHINGTON - JUNE 2: Former first lady Nancy Reagan listens to President Barack Obama speak during a bill signing in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House June 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama signed the "Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act" which is intended to honor the former US President Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday in 2011. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Nancy Reagan;Barack Obama
Nancy Reagan died at the age of 94 in her Bel Air home due to congestive heart failure. Her 52-year marriage to Ronald Reagan was once described as the U.S. presidency’s greatest love affair.
According to a press release from spokesperson Joanne Drake from the Office of Nancy Reagan, the former first lady will be buried next to her husband, former President Ronald Reagan, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
Political figures and mourners have shown their support via social media. Mitt Romney tweeted, “With the passing of Nancy Reagan, God and Ronnie have finally welcomed a choice soul home
In a statement, President Barack Obama reflects on the influential First Lady.
“Our former First Lady redefined the role in her time here,” he said. “Later, in her long goodbye with President Reagan, she became a voice on behalf of millions of families going through the depleting, aching reality of Alzheimer’s, and took on a new role, as an advocate, on behalf of treatments that hold the potential and the promise to improve and save lives.
“We offer our sincere condolences to their children, Patti, Ron, and Michael and their grandchildren. ”
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