George W. Bush Wins Father of the Year, Following in Ronald Reagan’s Footsteps : by Onan Coca

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This past week a special celebration took place in New York City. The award for “Father of the Year” was given to a very famous ex-President. Former President George W. Bush was named the Father of the Year on June 18^th and his daughter Barbara was on hand to present him with the award. During the ceremony he let the crowd have a inside glimpse at his life, reading from a book that he wrote about his father, George H.W. Bush, he said;        http://www.businessinsider.com/george-w-bush-named-father-of-the-ye...

 

“I also learned of unconditional love. It’s one of the greatest gifts a dad can give a child, which leads me to a fitting reading I’m about to do and a practical one. Fitting because I’m about to read from the book that I wrote about my dad. Practical because I’m retired and I hope people buy it. It may be a little confusing for some up here to know that not only can I read, I can write.”

 

He also discussed the very personal battle that he had with alcoholism and how his daughters helped him overcome.

 

“As a matter of fact, I don’t think I would’ve quit drinking had it not been for being a dad. You see what happened to me was alcohol was becoming a love and it was beginning to crowd out my affections for the most important love if you’re a dad and that’s loving your little girls. So for me, fatherhood meant sobriety from 1986 on.”

 

What a great story. Reminds us very much of another President who once won a “Father of the Year” award. Way back in 1957, President Ronald Reagan was named Screen Father of the Year!

His adopted son, Michael Reagan, gave a beautiful eulogy after his father passed away back in 2004, here’s a bit of what he had to say.    http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-06-12-children-...

 

Ronald Reagan adopted me into his family 1945. I was a chosen one. I was the lucky one. And all of his years, he never mentioned that I was adopted either behind my back or in front of me. I was his son, Michael Edward Reagan.

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