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06-03-2016, 06:01 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/12185176/Nancy-Reagan-former-first-lady-dies-aged-94-according-to-reports.html

Nancy Reagan, former US First Lady and actress, dies aged 94

The former actress and widow of Ronald Reagan had been suffering ill health, according to US media


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Queen Elizabeth II of Britain & the Commonwealth, US President Reagan, Nancy Reagan and Prince Philip during a state visit to the UK


Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at home in California at the age of 94.

Mrs Reagan, who had been living in Bel Air, Los Angeles, died of congestive heart failure, the Reagan library said.

Her 52-year marriage to Ronald Reagan was once described as the US presidency's greatest love affair. From 1981-89 she was one of the most influential first ladies in US history; initially criticised for an expensive renovation of the White House, but later becoming a much-loved figure. She will be buried next to her husband, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, the library said in a statement.


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Nancy Reagan in recent years with US President Obama


Like Ronald, Nancy was a former Hollywood performer who made it all the way to the White House. As Nancy Davis, she was an actress during the 1940s and 1950s and married Reagan, a prominent film actor, in 1952. She served as first lady of California during her husband's stint as California governor from 1967 to 1975 before moving into the White House after his decisive victory over Democratic President Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Nancy Reagan's best-known project as first lady was the anti-drugs "Just Say No" campaign.

After her husband died of Alzheimer's in 2004, she became a champion for Alzheimer's patients, raising millions of dollars for research and breaking with fellow conservative Republicans to argue for stem cell studies.

A big one this, surprised it hasn't been posted.

I'll always remember the sad yearly photograph of her visiting Ronald Regan's tomb.

That's the 4th hit of the year for the Deathlist and only two months into 2016.

RIP.

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