EyeforAnEYE Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Ronald Reagan dead at 93 Former president had Alzheimer's disease for 10 years LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Former President Ronald Reagan died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93. At least two of his children and his wife, Nancy, were at his bedside, according to the former president's Los Angeles office. Ron Reagan Jr. and Patty Davis -- children from his current marriage to Nancy Davis Reagan -- were with him, the office said. Michael Reagan, his adopted son from his first marriage to actress Jane Wyman, might have been with his father or was still en route. Maureen Reagan, his daughter from that marriage, died in 2001. In a statement earlier Saturday, Joanne Drake, Reagan's chief of staff in Los Angeles, said: "He is 93 years old. He has had Alzheimer's disease for 10 years. There are plenty of rumors. When there is something significant to report, I will do so." The news came as President Bush toured Europe to honor the heroes of World War II on the weekend of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Alzheimer's is a progressive, irreversible, incurable neurological disorder that causes losses of memory and mental abilities -- eventually leading to dementia, according to the Mayo Clinic Web site. 'Long journey' At a fund-raiser last month, Nancy Reagan described her husband's condition. "Ronnie's long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him," she said. "Because of this I'm determined to do whatever I can to save other families from this pain." She also called for increased funding for stem-cell research, which has shown promise as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's and other conditions, such as Parkinson's disease. "Now science has presented us with a hope called stem cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp," Reagan told an audience in Los Angeles. "I just don't see how we can turn our backs on this." Human stem-cell research is controversial, because it uses cells harvested from newly fertilized embryos. Bush signed an executive order in 2001, banning the use of federal funds to harvest new lines of stem cells for medical research. Assassination attempt Reagan disclosed in November 1994 in a passionate letter to the American people that he has Alzheimer's disease. Reagan faded from public view a short time later and has been rarely seen outside his home. The former Hollywood film actor stopped going to his Century City office in 1999 but still made trips to parks and enjoyed strolls on the Venice Beach boardwalk with his Secret Service contingent. At 69, Reagan was the oldest man elected president when he was chosen on November 4, 1980, over incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. On March 30, 1981, Reagan was leaving a Washington hotel after addressing labor leaders when John Hinckley fired six gunshots at him. A bullet lodged an inch from Reagan's heart, but he recovered fully. In 1984, he defeated Democrat Walter Mondale. Reagan has also undergone a 1985 colon cancer operation and 1987 prostate and skin-cancer surgery. He fell and broke his hip in 2001, less than a month before his 90th birthday. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 :cry2: :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GamblersGrin Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 the reason to get drunk today!!! reagan and gorby http://www.pixelzone.com/pixelzone/newspix/image/reagan_gorb.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 93.. pretty long life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 sad... but he was due.. :o R.I.P. Ronald Reagan http://images.allposters.com/images/mmph/216254.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 At least his kids and wife were by his side. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallix Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 http://reagan2020.com/images/1982ReaganomicsTime.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I did it for Jodie! For real, though – will you guys be giving respect to George W. when he dies? Fuck, I hope not. Ronald Reagan. You and Margaret made Spitting Image, I don’t care what people say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BROWNer Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 i have zero empathy for reagan:tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 R.I.P anotha deadpresident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS-1 Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Originally posted by BROWNer i have zero empathy for reagan:tongue: </span>Or his bitch wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 god, now we're gonna have to listen to a bunch of billshit about how great he was. 24 years too late IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Broke Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 watergate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS-1 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Originally posted by seeking god, now we're gonna have to listen to a bunch of billshit about how great he was. 24 years too late IMO. </span>Ronald Reagan, wonk saggin. I'm never saying that phrase again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/13-14/wired/April97.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nekro Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I'm glad reagan died. Fuck that bitch, i'm going to piss on his grave for all the thousands of gay people who died of AIDS while he was busy not doing anything about it. Regan was a fucking bastard, I hope all the evil shit that he did to the world comes flooding back to him as he enters the gates of hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 They did such a great job keeping him out of the public eye for the end of his life. They didn't want his image tarnished by allowing everyone to see the pathetic form he took on in the last years. A lot of people think highly of him, I work with some people that actually think he was the best president there ever was...ever. You know the type...they say he should be put on Mount Rushmore...Finally, he's dead, I just wish they would have had him on the news shitting himself and forgetting where the fuck he was more often. It's too bad what goes around doesn't come around faster than it did. Bozo gets no love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dELiSs Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 He's getting buried in my town. My prom was at that place. at the damn ronald reagen presidential library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Figured it was coming sooner or later. RIP And what's with the people dissin the man? http://www.bradleysheriff.com/images/sheriffreagan.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDY_500 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Yo thats fucked up.....Sorry and hell be missed throughout the world.....But wasnt he the president that fuckin broke his hip doin somethin stupid?.....R.I.P Regan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 reagan was a terrible president, and an even worse governor of california. fuck that guy. sidenote, a quote from my buddy dave today: "aw, look at the little punks, dancing on reagan's grave. too bad they weren't old enough to feel the effects of his administration." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uncle-boy Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S@T@N Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 The wage sin pays is death. Rest in Peace, and may your shortcomings be buried with your corpse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Poop Man Bob Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Originally posted by Im Broke watergate... Uhm, no. Try "Nixon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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seeking Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Originally posted by gfreshsushi sidenote, a quote from my buddy dave today: "aw, look at the little punks, dancing on reagan's grave. too bad they weren't old enough to feel the effects of his administration." actually, we're all still feeling the effects of his administration. we had a bit of a hiatus when clinton was in office, but under both bushes, it's the same old shit. trickle down fuck-you-nomics, increadible spending (arent democrats supposed to be the ones that waste everyones money?) and near police state. no thanks. to whoever was talking about how they should have showed him shitting on himself; fuck off with ignorant shit like that. i dont like reagan, i think the country would have been better had he never been president, but dumb shit like that is just retarded. save it for when you're sleeping in the park with the rest of the crust punks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 ^Agreed. I don't have much of an opinion on the guy, but the cheap shots are weaksauce. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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