The World Mourns Ronald Wilson Reagan

international | miscellaneous | opinion/analysis Sunday June 06, 2004 00:44 by Bush'04

The Gipper is gone

Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, has passed away at the age of 93 after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease.

President Reagan can be credited with the conservative revolution of the 1980s, which reinvigorated the right, and set the USA on the path to victory in the cold war. His strength of character, his warmth, and his ability to communicate the ideals of conservatism must mark him down as the greatest leader of the 20th century. This evening, the flag over Government buildings in Dublin has been lowered to half mast to mark his passing.

Ronald Reagan is survived by his wife, Nancy, and their three remaining children.

"I know that for America, there will always be a bright new dawn ahead"

Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1911-2004
May he rest in peace.