[RightWingMama]

I got home just as Nancy put her head down on the casket. I totally lost it and have been in tears since that moment.

We have been expecting his death for years and he was 93 years old. Why is this so heartbreaking?? I am so sad.

[Troublemaker]

Why is this so heartbreaking??

Cause it marked an physical end to 2 great love stories...Ronald Reagan & Nancy Reagan and Ronald Reagan & America.

[homemom]

***Why is this so heartbreaking?? I am so sad.***

Because of all he represented to us--a great husband, leader, a great human being. He made a difference in the world. He was real to all of us--could have been a father, brother, etc.

[sissyjane]

I cried all morning watching the live coverage..everytime they showed people and firetrucks on the overpasses, Ruffles and Flourishes followed by Hail To The Chief, but the hardest to watch was poor Mrs. Reagan when she laid her cheek on the casket. My husband sat and watched with tears running down his cheeks as well.

I need a new box of kleenex. Mine will be empty before I stop crying.

[PigRigger]

"Why is this so heartbreaking??...."

Because he was a man who came from humble beginnings and changed the world...for the better. Because he held to his core convictions, God, family, country when others labeled him a war monger and a simpleton. Because he was adored by hundreds of millions for all the right reasons. Because he was everything we all wish we could be; everything America is supposed to be. He was a legend in his time.