Posted on 03/10/2005 4:18:30 PM PST by flutters
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President George W. Bush had another phone conversation while in Columbus Wednesday with an assistant Columbus fire chief who recently lost his wife to breast cancer, NBC 4 reported.
Bush first met Karry Ellis in September during a campaign visit in Columbus. That was when the president learned that Ellis' wife, Martha, was battling cancer. The president called her on the phone.
Martha Ellis passed away in October, so Bush called her husband the day before the election to offer his condolences.
On Wednesday, Bush visited Columbus to tout his energy plan. While in town, he made another phone call.
"I answer, it's on my Blackberry, my phone," Karry Ellis said. "I said, 'Chief Ellis.' And immediately, you know, 'Karry, this is George Bush!' "
Bush asked Karry Ellis how he and the couple's children were coping.
"His next words were, 'I think about you every day, and I pray for you every day,' " Karry Ellis said. "I mean, it just overwhelmed me. I said, 'Mr. President, I can't tell you ... I mean, that just overwhelms me. I don't know what to say.' "
The president invited Karry Ellis and his children to the White House for the annual Easter egg hunt, which will be held later this month.
wonderful Bush ping
Awesome, what an incredible and genuinely kind man. Imagine how Kerry, Gore, or Hitlery would handle this... I hate demonrats.
Call Quinn on this one, you know Rose will gush about it too.
Amen!
We are blessed!
When he was here he visited alone with the family of a soldier who had been killed in Iraq..........made everyone else leave the room.
The only way anyone knew about it was that the father of the young man said what had happened. He was overwhelmed......and so was this community when he told his story.
'...what makes a great man is what he does when only God is watching...'
Hi Mike. How right you are! Our President's goodness comes right from his core so it comes naturally. God sure blessed us by allowing this good man to lead us.
Wow. Wonderful story. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks for the ping, haven't 'seen' you in awhile Flutters! Good story, our President is a very loving person.
Thanks for posting this. Made my day.
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