From Reuters:
In an article to be published on Thursday in People magazine, Reagan's daughter Patti Davis, once the most rebellious of the four Reagan offspring, gave details of her father's final moments at his California home.
Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, died on Saturday at 93 of pneumonia after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
"At the last moment, when his breathing told us this was it, he opened his eyes and looked straight at my mother."
"Eyes that hadn't opened for days did, and they weren't chalky or vague. They were clear and blue and full of love. If a death can be lovely, his was," Davis wrote.
I had a long drive yesterday and the only thing I could get on the radio was NPR. Even I was astonished at their negative spin on the news.
So, I entertained myself imagining how Hollywood must be squirming at the prospect of having to pay special tribute to RR at next year's Oscars ceremony. Made me smile just thinking about it.