George W. Bush: “The citizens of Sea Island and Brunswick and Savannah... were just really great, and we thank them.”

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

On this day of prayer, Laura and I are holding up our fellow Texans who are hurting.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.