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Ronald W Reagan Funeral
Ronald Reagan was the fortieth president of the United States. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease for nearly 10 years and finally succumbed to complications brought on by the disease on June 5, 2004. When Reagan died, a seven-day state funeral was announced that ran from June 5 to June 11. |
Reagan died of pneumonia at his home. His wife and two children were present at his bedside. His eldest son, Michael, had visited him the previous day.
After Reagan died, a hearse took his casket from his residence at Bel-Air, Los Angles to the Gates, Kingsley and Gates Funeral Home in Santa Monica.
On June 7, 2004, the casket was transported to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library at Simi Valley, California on a hearse. Here the casket was kept on display for the public. Thereafter on June 9, the casket was flown to Washington DC for a service, and then it was transported to US Capitol Building where people could come and pay their respects.
Finally, on June 11, after the casket had stayed in the Capitol for 34 hours, Ronald Reagan was given a state funeral service, which was held at the Washington National Cathedral. This day was declared a national day of mourning by President George W Bush.
After the funeral service, the casket was taken back to California, where it was buried at the Reagan Presidential Library. He was given a state funeral, which was conducted by the Military District of Washington. This was the first state funeral held after the funeral of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973. Richard Nixon, who oversaw the funeral of Johnson, himself was not given a state funeral when he died.
All American flags at the White House, across the US, and at the official US buildings around the world flew at half staff for 30 days through a presidential proclamation issued by President George W. Bush.
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