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Betty Ford Obituary
Mrs. Ford's death was confirmed by Marty Allen, chairman emeritus of the Ford Foundation. He did not comment further, and said he expected the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum would release information later.
Betty Ford, whose husband, Gerald, died in December 2006, had undergone surgery for an undisclosed ailment in April 2007. During and after her years in the White House, 1974 to 1977, Mrs. Ford won acclaim for her candor, wit and courage as she fought breast cancer, severe arthritis and the twin addictions of drugs and alcohol. She also pressed for abortion rights and the Equal Rights Amendment.
But it was her Betty Ford Center, a desert oasis that rescued celebrities and ordinary people from addiction, that made her famous in her own right. She was modest about that accomplishment.
"People who get well often say, 'You saved my life,' and 'You've turned my life around,'" she recalled. "They don't realize we merely provided the means for them to do it themselves and that's all.
"That's a God-given gift as far as I'm concerned. I don't take any credit for providing anything that wasn't provided to me."
After the former president died Dec. 26, 2006, at age 93, his widow said: "His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country." They had been married in 1948, the same year he was elected to Congress.
As she and their children led the nation in mourning him, Americans were reminded anew of her own contributions, as well as his. It was calculated then that the Betty Ford Center had treated 76,000 people.
"It's hard to imagine a more important figure in the substance abuse field than Mrs. Ford," Rick Rawson, associate director of the integrated substance abuse program at the University of California at Los Angeles, said at the time.
She and her husband had retired to Rancho Mirage after he lost a bruising presidential race to Jimmy Carter in 1976. She went to work on her memoirs, "The Times of My Life," which came out in 1979. But the social whirlwind that engulfed them in Washington was over, and Betty Ford confessed that she missed it.
"We had gone into the campaign to win and it was a great disappointment losing, particularly by such a small margin," she said. "It meant changing my whole lifestyle after 30 years in Washington, and it was quite a traumatic experience."
By 1978, she was addicted to alcohol and prescription drugs. She would later describe herself during that period as "this nice, dopey pill-pusher sitting around and nodding."
"As I got sicker," she recalled, "I gradually stopped going to lunch. I wouldn't see friends. I was putting everyone out of my life." Her children recalled her living in a stupor, shuffling around in her bathrobe, refusing meals in favor of a drink.
Her family finally confronted her in April 1978 and insisted she seek treatment. She credited their "intervention" with saving her life.
"I was stunned at what they were trying to tell me about how I disappointed them and let them down," Ford told The Associated Press in 1994.
"I was terribly hurt — after I had spent all those years trying to be the best mother, wife I could be. ... Luckily, I was able to hear them saying that I needed help and they cared too much about me to let it go on, she said.
She entered Long Beach Naval Hospital and underwent a grim detoxification, which became the model for therapy at the Betty Ford Center. She saw her recovery as a second chance at life.
"When you come back from something that was as disagreeable and unsettling as my alcoholism, when you come back to health from that, everything is so much more valuable," she said in her book, "A Glad Awakening."
Her own experience, and that of a businessman friend whom she helped save from alcoholism, were the inspiration for the center, located on the grounds of the Eisenhower Medical Center. She helped raise $3 million, lobbied in the state capital for its approval, and reluctantly agreed to let it be named for her.
"The center's name has been burden, as well as honor," she wrote. "Because even if nobody else holds me responsible, I hold myself responsible."
She liked to tell patients, "I'm just one more woman who has had this problem."
Her efforts won her a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from the first President Bush in 1991. In October 1999: Gerald and Betty Ford both were awarded Congressional Gold Medals.
She continued to be outspoken on public issues, pressing for fellow Republicans to be moderate on social questions. She spoke out in favor of gays in the military in a 1993 Washington Post interview, saying they had been serving for many years.
During the Clinton presidency, Mrs. Ford praised first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying she had been with her at a meeting on health care and found her "courteous, charming, able, attractive. ... She asks good questions. She picked out one of the most demanding roles she possibly could."
In 2005, she was presented with the Gerald R. Ford Medal of Distinguished Public Service from her husband's foundation, telling the gathering that it was "very, very special." She added in her typical candor: "It's kind of all in the family, and I feel a little guilty about it."
Mrs. Ford's first public appearance after her husband's death was in August 2007, when she attended a ceremony near Rancho Mirage as a postage stamp honoring the late president was issued. She did not speak. She had not traveled to Texas for the funeral of Lady Bird Johnson the previous month.
Elizabeth Bloomer was born in Chicago on April 8, 1918, and raised in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was talented in dancing and ultimately studied with the great dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. She also worked as a model to make extra money during the Depression.
With her gray-green eyes, chestnut hair and stately bearing, she was often described as regal.
An early marriage to a furniture company representative, William Warren, ended in divorce before she met Gerald Ford, a lawyer just out of the Navy. When he proposed in 1948, she said later, she had no idea he planned a political career.
"I really thought I was marrying a lawyer, and we'd be living in Grand Rapids," she recalled. Then he announced his plan to run for Congress and even made a campaign appearance during their honeymoon.
Political life was hard for her. While her husband campaigned or worked late on Capitol Hill, she raised their four children: Michael Gerald, born in 1950; John Gardner, born in 1952; Steven Meigs, born in 1956; and Susan Elizabeth, born in 1957.
She said the pressure led her to consult a psychiatrist who told her "I shouldn't give up everything for my husband and my children, but had to think about what mattered to me."
The children were in their late teens and early 20s by the time the Fords moved into the White House and only Susan lived there. But they were a close family, gathering at Vail, Colo., for Christmas skiing vacations.
"When I came to Washington, I saw my job as a supporting wife and mother," Mrs. Ford said. "But I came to feel an emptiness in spite of the fact I was happy. The old term housewife just didn't seem right. That's when I looked for support in my thinking that there must be something more than that. And indeed there is."
She became an outspoken advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment, favored legal abortion and supported drafting women for the armed services. When asked on "60 Minutes" what she would do if her daughter, Susan, had an affair, she responded, "Well, I wouldn't be surprised. I'd think she was a perfectly normal human being. ... If she wanted to continue, I would certainly counsel and advise her on the subject."
Drawing on her dance background, she also helped foster interest in the arts during her time as first lady. She reconnected with her old teacher Graham, who remembered her as "very dedicated," and Graham received the Medal of Freedom in a White House ceremony during the Ford years.
When she underwent a radical mastectomy for removal of a cancerous breast, she kept no secrets, bringing the disease into the open.
Thousands of women rushed to get breast examinations because of Ford's example.
Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press
Memories and Condolences
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george turner
April 22, 2018
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
george turner
April 22, 2018
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
BETTY FORD
JASON COMISO
November 2, 2016
REST PEACE TO THE 38TH FMR FIRST LADY BETTY FORD WHO HELP COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH DRUG ADDICTIONS BETTY FORD 1918-2011
Valenda Newell
October 31, 2016
IT TOOK COURAGE FOR THE FORMER FIRST LADY TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD OF HER ADDICTIONS, FOR SHE HAD BEEN THROUGH SO MANY TRAILS, PRESSURES AND SECRETS BEING IN A HIGH POWERED POSITION.....THANKS FOR BEING THE PILLAR OF STRENGTH and ASPIRATION FOR THOUSANDS OF FOLKS WHO NEEDED TO KNOW THEY WERE NOT ALONE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION......RIH
Harry Simpson
July 11, 2016
Godspeed and thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Mamie Rudolph
April 8, 2012
RIP Mrs Ford u was a good mother to your family u cared and that make u great.
Kristal L. Rosebrook Ryan
March 24, 2012
Our thoughts and prayers are with you!
Catherine J King Baker
September 19, 2011
To the entire family. My dad Gene King played with your dad Gerald and Danny Rose as young MI men. You have all had a long effect on our family. May God Bless You all and know there are many whose lives both Betty with the center and Gerald will all have special memories and honor for those of us that knew them. Central Michigan University Chips forever, our home town of Rogers City MI. Blessing and prayers for all of you. Catherine King Baker
Byron Freidenberger
August 9, 2011
Thank you Betty for the Betty Ford center,It Has saved many lives,
Carl Sweisthal
July 29, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Nicolette Frame
July 24, 2011
Mrs. Ford's life is an inspiration to us all. Mrs. Ford raised public awareness of breast cancer and brought it out in the open. Her frank manner dealing with prescription drugs has given us the Betty Ford Clinic. Mrs. Ford has saved untold numbers of lives. Our condolences go to the family. Mrs. Ford will indeed be missed for her courage, spirit and love of God, home, and country.
Agnes Hagan
July 21, 2011
My sympathy to the entire Ford family.
James Jacobs
July 18, 2011
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Arneatha Flemming and Family
July 18, 2011
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 14:1-3
Therese DeFazio
July 18, 2011
As a young woman, I admired Betty for her honest and frank discussion. As an older woman, I mirrored her approach when I too was diagnosed with breast cancer and tried to deal with it openly and with an emphasis on education. I am a democrat - but she has been a great role model for all women
Beth
July 16, 2011
My most sincere condolences to the Ford family. May the words found at Job14:13-15 bring you comfort."There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow...now cracks a noble heart. Goodnight sweet princess!"
July 16, 2011
My love and gratitude go with you, Betty. You saved my life. .M. Curless
Darlene Shepard
July 15, 2011
Ms. Betty Ford rest in peace.
Ezree Hemphill
July 14, 2011
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Mr. and Mrs. William Tolliver
July 14, 2011
A kind word last a lifetime. Kind deeds live forever.We know it's hard to understand why the people we love are taken from us,but we hope that you find comfort in knowing that you, her family, and the families all over the world was a special part of such a well-lived life that she had and shared with all of us. We loved Betty Ford and will miss her very much.
Ann Martin
July 14, 2011
Prayers to all who knew and loved Betty Ford. Such a gracious lady in all aspects of her life. She always knew who she was and where she came from. She is now home.
Lorriane and Lorretta Wiggins
July 14, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ford family. She was such a wonderful woman and will be greatly missed.
Nancy Cundiff
July 14, 2011
RIP Awesome Lady, you'll be missed.
Sinikka Zurna Davis
July 14, 2011
My prayers go out for all the Ford family. Betty and of course President Ford lived their lives with dignity and determination in the face of so many life's difficult times. Mike and Gail, I still remember her from the baby shower in Pittsburgh. She will live on in your hearts and in the healing her work brought and continues to bring to so many.
Amanda Gasaway
July 14, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with the Ford family during this most difficult time. I would also like to thank you for sharing the greatness a women like yourself were able to provide to familys of this great country! you showed your love and compassion to the world in ways that will stand in the mind and hearts of many Americans. God Bless you and your family
Sal Saia
July 14, 2011
To the Betty Ford Family I am so sorry about your loss.
Sal Saia
A.E. Gasaway
July 14, 2011
Thank you for all you have done for your fellow countryman (person),you have help in ways most could never amagain and that will be lasting for generations!
May you rest in Peace.
Joannie V.
July 14, 2011
She was a great First Lady but most of all an even greater human being. Simply, because she cared. May her family find peace and strength from the memories of this great Lady. God Bless
Dorothy Baume
July 14, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with the Ford family during this most difficult time. You have parents that you can certainly be proud of. They made such a difference in this world. They were decent people who helped and were concerned about others. Your parents were last of a breed of people who listened and reasoned with others who had different beliefs. They discussed until an issue until a common understanding was reached. That is so rare in this day and age. They made me proud to be from Michigan and an American.
Melvin Freeman
July 14, 2011
First Lady Betty Ford sacrified much to rear her children and support her husband for the sake of the country. That I much appreciate her for. To the four children and extended family and friends, I know that you must miss your mother greatly. Yet you're her pride and joy and your lives allowed your mother to see that she was not only a Great Politician's wife, but an oh so awesome mother as well! Ms. Ford RIP.
July 14, 2011
She was a wonderful example for women and young girls everywhere. We will all miss her graciousness.
E. Anderson Gainesville, FL
David Clarish
July 14, 2011
The Desert will always Miss & Remember Gerald & Betty "OUR" Ford's!!! Love & Prayers for the whole Ford Family!!! GOD Speed, as Gerald was waiting with open arms as you entered the Gates Of Heaven...
S Stallard
July 13, 2011
A True American Hero......
Matthew Suscheck
July 13, 2011
Betty was an inspiration to many people. Deepest sympathies to the Ford family during this time of sorrow and sadness.
Victoria&Andrew
July 13, 2011
Spiritually GodBless you
with n`eternal light
another place called
'HEAVEN'rip Betty ford
Our prayers of
condolences to the
ford family'
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L&R Mcdoanld
July 13, 2011
To the Ford family.Our deepest condolence are with your family at this time.My the God of comfort be with your family
Henrie Lowe
July 13, 2011
Thank you all for sharing your mom with us. She is truly a wonderful human being.
Jason Dorey
July 13, 2011
I never met Mrs. Ford but she was a great woman, a great mother, wife and also First Lady. Based on what i've heard about her and starting the Betty Ford Clinic she deserves the utmost respect for her services rendered to her people, faith, and country. May God grant you peace Mrs Ford and god bless your family at this difficult time. RIP
Lee Ellerbroek
July 13, 2011
What a Gift God gave us with Mrs. Betty Ford. She gave so very much to humanity. It did not matter if you we male or female, just that you were in need of help and guidance. Her ability to touch people will still continue even with her passing.
What a Blessing to all of us.
Thank You for Sharing her with us .
debbie mcgruder
July 13, 2011
wonderful woman. she will be greatly missed.
July 13, 2011
MAY GOD BE WITH ALL.I HAVE DEAR & FOND MEMORIES OF JERRY & BETTY --FIRST LADY & MR. PRESIDENT. (SUSAN & STEPHEN )I HAVE NOT & WILL NOT FORGET THE TIME THEY MADE FOR ME & THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR YALL IF EVER IN THE AREA.I STILL MISS THEM LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.I LOVED THEM BOTH DEARLY. JOYCE L. LEE APPLE SPRINGS-TEXAS
July 13, 2011
My condolences to the surviving children. Mrs Ford was a courageous First Lady, socially conscious, respected,she truly was First Lady.
Tru-Kolorz Social Club
July 13, 2011
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
July 13, 2011
Chip Scull
Mrs Ford Great Landy
yolonda brinks
July 13, 2011
Your mother was a gracious lady. She deserved being the First Lady. What a wonderful treasure.
July 13, 2011
What a great human being, so dignified, charming and real. There has been no other first lady that I can recall that has been as "real" as Mrs. Ford. I live in the same area where the Fords have a residence and from time to time would see her with her security detail about town and no one bothered her no one made her uncomfortable, everyone respected her privacy and space. We are sorry to have lost a good "neighbor" here in the Palm Springs area.
Rest in Peace sweet lady!!!
D. Betancur, Palm Springs, CA.
Vicki
July 13, 2011
Job well done Betty Ford. May you always rest in a higher and peaceful place. You are now HOME with President Ford.
We are so grateful for your contributions to women and the many causes you brought forth. A great First Lady with class and conviction.
Peace and blessings to the family of Betty Ford.
donna hicks
July 13, 2011
Mrs. Ford was a great lady. she will be missed by so many people. we will be praying for her family
yolonda brinks
July 13, 2011
Betty Ford was a great mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and first lady. She contributed so much to so many men and women. My prayers are with you to heal from such a terrible tragedy. God bless all of you.
Ruth Wheeler
July 13, 2011
A great loss.
Gayla Doolittle
July 13, 2011
What a lady! Her bravity saved lives, many lives. Thank you Betty for your hero's heart, because you truly were a hero. We loved you Betty.
Cathy Welborn
July 13, 2011
My hero.
Robert Safner
July 13, 2011
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Elizabeth Potter
July 13, 2011
A Special place in Heaven awaited such a Gutsy Lady, all Lady, so Brave, helped so many,Loved her Dearly!! The entire country was Blessed to have such a Grand Ole Gal to guide, laugh with, she gave us all Courage!
July 13, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Tommie Taylor
July 13, 2011
What a wonderful legacy of courage Mrs. Ford left the United States of America. May her family find strength and comfort in that fact. God bless you all.
peterson
July 13, 2011
Our deepest sympathy to the Ford family. We greatly admired President and Mrs. Ford.
Linda Findlay-Love
July 13, 2011
i always had great admiration for Mrs. Ford. My sympathy to the family.
dennis fleury
July 13, 2011
As an hour drags by and memories may fade
Life is but a moment at times in the shade
Pictures on a wall sunshine over a bay
Mrs Ford while in our mist you were a ray
Your reward is Christ face to face forever a day.
Arneatha Flemming and Family
July 13, 2011
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
walterrean salley
July 13, 2011
I regret the loss of Mrs. Ford, and appreciate all that she and her husband (President G. Ford) has done for the country. Deepest condolences to the Ford family. God Bless You.
Sue Hatton
July 13, 2011
To the Ford Family,
So sorry for the loss of your mother. Now she and your father may be together. Thank you for sharing your parents and your family, with the people of the United States. God Bless the USA and the Ford Family.
Katherine & Roger Clapp
July 13, 2011
Remember her with Love, Laughter and Joy!
Our thoughts and prayers go with you in your sorrow
Vicki
July 13, 2011
From someone who is also a recovering person, THANK YOU and God Bless you for all you did. You will be remembered and missed.
ELIZABETH PRINCE
July 13, 2011
MAY GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY IN THERE TIME OF SORROW.
CITIZEN
July 13, 2011
MAY GOD KEEP BLESSING THE FAMILY AND RECIEVE YOUR LOVE ONE HOME PEACEFULLY HEAVEN WAITS FOR US ALL
July 12, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Michelle Washington
July 12, 2011
God Bless the children of First Lady Ford. She was a gracious and caring first lady. What a blessed and strong lady she was. My thoughts are with the family and her great friends President and First Lady Carter.
Maureen Sayles
July 12, 2011
May God bless your family in this time of sorrow.
arlene anderson
July 12, 2011
God bless you
God be with your family.for now and forever.
ur husband. i just lost a love to. god be you.
diana patton
July 12, 2011
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
diana patton
July 12, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Abby Greer
July 12, 2011
Dear Ford Family,
I am so sorry for the loss of Betty Ford. She was a great woman who will be missed by everyone.
Judi Dickinson
July 12, 2011
My condolences on the passing of your Mother. She was such a brave and honest woman. This treasure will be missed. God bless you in time of sorrow.
Donna Mcdonald
July 12, 2011
To the Ford Family .. i'm sorry to hear about her passing away :( ... She has touched a lot of people 's heart's and even mine's .. SHE will be VERY MISSED ... @ a ROSE for her ....
from Donna M Mcdonald n carolina
Ellen Correale
July 12, 2011
Dear Mrs. Ford's family, my prayers & thoughts are with you all. We certainly have lost a wonderf First Lady & Lady she was. Thank you Mrs. Ford for sharing your life with all of us. God Bless You.
Billy Gatewood
July 12, 2011
Ford family,
I am sorry,what a wonderful person...she always was so much like my mom...family first!..whats going on here at home is the most important thing in the world...any weakness she may have had,were only to show the more powerful strengths she had...wth deepest sympathy and love...God blessed us with two of the finest mothers ever..
dana wallen
July 12, 2011
I am not sure If I I signed this guest book or not but My heartfelt condolences on the loss of a wonderful woman who helped so many people along the way.
She will be missed by family, friends,and loved ones. Again please accept my conolences on your loss and you and all the family are in my prayers at this time
Gloria Sikkenga
July 12, 2011
To the Ford Family:
Your Mom was an inspiration and a gift to all people. My prayers and thoughts are with your family during this difficult time.
William Jeffers
July 12, 2011
To Susan,Jack and family, I have always had the greatest respect and admiration for the President and Betty. I wanted to send you a note when your Dad passed. My dad passed away suddenly June 16. I never had total confidence for doing certain things one of which was using the computer. Since Dad is gone I now have that confidence.But back in the mid-70's when Jerry became Vice president I could not help but notice what a great person he was. Betty was the icing on the cake. She always spoke her mind and told it the way she saw it. The best first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt. Now I speak my mind also to a point. In closing Gerald and Betty Ford they are both with God. With sympathy and confidence God Bless the entire Ford family.
Jayne Brophy
July 12, 2011
To the Ford Family . . thank you for sharing your Mother, her life, her trials and her triumphs with the world. Stephen, you met my Mother and I in Pembroke Ontario Canada some 20 years ago on a tour with Lilanna. Mom died three years ago, yet her spirit lives on, as I know that your Mother will too. May you be comforted by the wonderful memories that you cherish in your hearts.
Norma Coan
July 12, 2011
Thank you Mrs. Ford for showing people all around the world that courage is not always the loudly, roaring lion. Often it is the quiet voice that says tomorrow is another day and I will try again.
You were a shining example of love, courage, kindness, and honesty.
What a beautiful, honest, and down-to-earth person that will be sorely missed.
Gary Lacinski
July 12, 2011
What a Beautiful & Wonderful human being!
My sympathies to your family & friends.
RIP Ms. Betty Ford
Cheryl Ilene Balter
July 12, 2011
Dear Ford Family,
I was so saddened to hear of your Mother's passing. Betty was a kind, loving, caring & strong woman with a beautiful soul. She touched many lives over the years & will be truly missed by all. May the memories you shared over the years help you through this difficult time. God Bless.
With Deepest Sympathy,
candi pringle
July 12, 2011
To the Ford family may God Bless you during your time of sorrow.. what a beautiful person Mrs. Ford who gave HELP AND HOPE
Tina Lockhart
July 12, 2011
May the God of all comfort give you comfort and hope during your time of grief. Job 14:14, 15.
Patricia Nemeth
July 12, 2011
The world has lost a beautiful woman. May you rest in peace at your husband side. You will surely be missed by all.
Bea Frost
July 12, 2011
To the Ford family, may your memories sustain you. She is missed.
What a lady. I only met her once, so gracious.
Beatrice Bailey Popper Frost
Bonnie Yocum
July 12, 2011
Rest in Peace Mrs.(Gerald) Betty Ford. Gerald is now at peace with his lady by his side and they both will get their wings.
Dianna Hartman
July 12, 2011
To Mrs. Ford's family I send my deepest sympathy at this time. I have the greatest respect for Mrs. Ford opening up breast cancer to open discussion. I also respect her taking her issues and turning them around into ways of helping others. God bless her for her service to the American people as First Lady. Now may she rest in peace.
Una York
July 12, 2011
Our Dear Betty was a member of the Dolls of the Valley for years and it was so nice to sit next to her and share a laugh and joy we both found in the Rooms.
Great photos and memories..Love and God's Blessings to the family. Una York
formerly LaQuinta..Danville, PA now.
Barbara Campbell
July 12, 2011
My deepest condolences to the Ford children and family. We thank you so much for sharing her with us. Also, we are truly grateful for her love and contributions to our country. May she rest in peace for now and forever more.
Nikki
July 12, 2011
My condolences goes to the Ford Family. Your friends and family can find comfort at Isiah 25:8. This scripture tells us that God will swallow up death forever. May this comfort you'all in your time of distress.
Patti Mitchell
July 12, 2011
I had the privilege of being one of the nurses taking care of Mrs Ford over the past years. She was a joy to visit with, always eager to dicuss grandchildren, my favorite subject. We will miss her pleasant spirit. God bless her sweet memory. Blessings to the family.
July 12, 2011
My prayers to the family. Your mother, grandmother etc. was a lovely and courageous lady. I stood near her once in Vail and see was very beautiful. God bless her!
July 12, 2011
may you and george rest in peace thank you for betty ford rehab it has helped
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