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[politicaljunkie41910]

25. It was my understanding that Baker lived in the same neighborhood. Sounded like he was practically

next door. It was mentioned several times during the service and in interviews this week with Baker, that he had been hospitalized several times before due to his illness bringing him to the brink of what seemed like death, and the family had come only for him to recover. This seemed like another one of those times, only he didn't want to go to the hospital again. This would seem understandable for those of us who have lost a parent to a dibilitating disease such as that suffered by both GHWB and his wife Barbara.

FTR, my husband was there when my Dad passed; I was not. My husband was very close to my Dad as was I. My husband was also retired; I was not. I was also traveling frequently with my job. Both my parents were suffering from early stages of Dementia and were in their mid 80's and by then living at my Sister's home. My husband visited my Dad every week on Mondays and spent two nights with him; one for himself and one for me, returning on Wednesdays. I visited my Dad and Mom when I could on the weekends usually spending the entire day there between traveling an hour and a half each way from our home. On the day that my Dad passed away, it was my husband who found him dead as he had passed in his sleep, and my husband slept on a sofa in the same room where my Dad slept. I was glad that he was the one who found him and not my Sister or my Mother. Since my Dad was under the care of a physician, when he passed, my Sisters were instructed to notify the Coroner's office. The Coroner was notified early that morning and it was late afternoon when they showed up. I'm grateful my husband was there for them.