Posted on 06/09/2004 11:18:26 AM PDT by Wolfstar
For those who were unable to watch the coverage from Point Mugu Naval Air Station this morning as President Reagan and his family left California for Washington, former First Lady Nancy Reagan did something incredibly gracious and moving. She is, after all, an 82-year-old going through an extraordinarily difficult time. Everyone would have understood if she took one of the easier methods of boarding the plane.
Yet she chose to walk up that long flight of stairs. Then, when she got to the top, she turned and waved to the crowd. The crowd spontaneously broke out in very warm applause. (That's a major general escorting Mrs. Reagan. Look at the awe on his face.)
The purpose of this thread is to give all FReepers — those of us who are Ronald Reagan's foot soldiers for life — our warmest expressions of love, support and gratitude. I am going to the RWR library on Sunday and will personally hand-deliver a printout of this thread to them. All tributes received by the library are being saved for later presentation to Mrs. Reagan.
Beautiful!
Mrs. Reagan:
President Reagan was the greatest president of my lifetime and we will never forget him and the optimism he brought back to America.
Your devotion and love for him is an inspiration for us all. May God bless you.
Dear Mrs. Reagan,
You and President Reagan defined grace, character, courage and dedication and America owes you both a debt that we couldn't possibly repay.
Thank you from just one of millions of grateful Americans.
Please know how very much you and President Reagan have been and are loved!
I am an artist. This is my tribute to my Forever President, Ronald Reagan...
sincerely, Linda Eddy
I was a teen-ager during the '80s, mostly I remember the inspiring TV messages, including the one after the Challenger disaster. I remember that, at our house, what the President was saying, was important, and everything stopped, so we could listen to the President.
President Reagan was like a rock in shifting sand.
I personally believe that God had President Reagan in the position he was in for a purpose. And the President fulfilled His purpose in a grand way.
Thank you, Mrs. Reagan, for helping the President to be the man that America needed at the appointed time in our lives.
God bless you and your family during this time of grieving. We are praying for you all. With Love, Trilla
Mrs. Reagan-
If I could hold your hand I would.
If I could cry your tears for you I would.
If I could carry for you some of the feelings you have experienced over the last 10 years I would.
But I cannot do anything for you but offer my prayers for you and your family, and offer the knowledge to you that we as a nation hold you close in our hearts. We hope to join President Reagan in the bright shining city one day, where he now is.
Thank you for all you did for him. My father did the same for my mother, and you have been in my prayers for years.
Thank you for sharing this homecoming for President Reagan with us.
God bless you.
You and President Reagan have always been such an incredible example of grace, dignity, integrity, humor, kindness and love. As others have said there really are not enough words to adequately describe what I personally feel at this moment of your greatest sorrow and the sorrow we feel as a nation for the loss of a great man, your husband.
May I extend my most sincere condolences to you and your family and say that I hope you can take comfort in knowing that you and President Reagan are truly beloved to us.
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die.
- Mary Elizabeth Frye – 1932
Dear Mrs. Reagan:
I hope that your faith and your children give you peace at this sad and lonely time. Your courage and sense of decorum have always impressed me. You are a great lady. America is so proud of you. Your husband's honest leadership and vision has made our country stronger. May God hold President Reagen in the palm of His hand even as we speak.
Bless you Mrs. Reagan. You are the epitome of grace and goodness. Thank you for taking care of President Reagan all of these years, and thank you for sharing him with us.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5: 10-12
May the Great "I AM" bless and comfort your family. That beloved man is sitting at the right hand of His Heavenly Father. He has stored up many heavenly rewards. The Lord has told him, "Well done, child of Mine."
As much as your love and happiness was here on earth, just imagine how much more now is he with his "Father".
I never met him here on earth, he never knew my name, but someday, we will met.
May God give you peace, joy and comfort to you and your family. A blessed man once walked this earth, and now is looking down, saying don't cry for me, I am with my Father.
Thank you Lord for the wonders this man did on this earth through you. Thank you for blessing this earth with such a man. I ask that you continue to rest your loving hand over this nation. Your hand alone is the only thing saving us from the evil. Thank you for your blessings on this great land although we surely don't desire it.
In your precious and holy name, Amen
Dear Mrs. Reagan
I would like to give you my deepest condolences on the death of President Reagan. He is my hero and I hope that he will be an exampl;e to our country for generations to come. God bless you.
Sincerely
Tpaine2
The Wilson Family from Chicago wishes the Reagan family condolences and best wishes for your comfort in your loss of your beloved father, grandfather and President to us all. Godspeed and may your road be smooth ahead.
Beautiful, Onyx. Very moving.
Mrs. Reagan,
I want you to know that the thoughts and prayers of our family are with you at this time. It is with great pride that I tell you how President Reagan was an inspiration to me while I was growing up, and then, while serving in the Air Force.
There was no better Commander in Chief during my twenty years. President Reagan made us feel proud to be American again, and for that, I am truly grateful.
This country owes you a debt of gratitude for the unconditional love and support you gave to your husband.
Thank you for being the strong and poised woman that you are.
May God Bless you and your family.
Barry S. and family
It was always a joy to come to the realization that Ronald Reagan was President of the United States. When the news was bad, just knowing that he was in office and on the job gave us comfort.
President Reagan's legacy needed no grooming, no spinning, no polishing. When he went home to California, that which he left behind remained, and still remains, part of the fabric of America.
God gives us gifts we do not deserve.
President Ronald W. Reagan was such a gift.
Thank Him.
Thank you for standing by my President, and standing with him when your strength was needed.
He is at rest now, comfortably in God's Arms.
We will all see him again.
You will always be in our hearts and prayers.
Ah, a grand ship, the USS Ronald Reagan. He never saw her in life, but I have no doubt he's her guardian angel now. I understand she's at sea, steaming to her new home port in San Diego. I'll bet there are memorial ceremonies going on aboard her. Wish I was there. BTW, quite a few people waiting in line at the library were wearing USS Reagan caps.
Stunning, Vanouse. Thanks for adding that beautiful image to this thread.
Stunning, Vanouse. Thanks for adding that beautiful image to this thread.
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