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A longtime friend of George Herbert Walker Bush has painted a peaceful picture of the 41st president's final days on earth before he passed away aged 94 surrounded by family at his home in Houston, Texas

A longtime friend of George Herbert Walker Bush has painted a peaceful picture of the 41st president's final days on earth before he passed away aged 94 surrounded by family at his home in Houston, Texas.

James A Baker III, both Bush's friend and former secretary of state, told the New York Times that the 94-year-old had been fading over the last week - spending most of his time sleeping, not eating and never getting out of bed. 

Baker said that although the former president man had defied death multiple times over the years - struggling with a form of Parkinson's and being hospitalized with pneumonia several times in recent months - this time felt different.  

Baker stopped by the Bush home on Friday to check on his old friend - or perhaps to say goodbye. 

He said as soon as he entered the room, Bush perked up, asking: 'Where are we going, Bake?' 

Baker answered: 'We’re going to heaven.' 

'That’s where I want to go,' Bush replied.

Within 13 hours, the 94-year-old was on his way.  

Friends and family flocked to Bush's bedside on Friday evening as it became clear that the end was near. 

His final conversation was a speaker phone call with his son, George W. Bush, who praised him as a 'wonderful dad' and told him that he loved him. 

'I love you, too,' the father said - his last words on earth.  

James A Baker III, both Bush's longtime friend and former secretary of state, spent a considerable amount of time with the former president at his home in Houston, Texas, over the past week as his condition deteriorated rapidly

The 94-year-old died on Friday evening surrounded by friends and family. In his final moments he called loved ones to say goodbye. His final words were on a speaker phone call with son George W (left), whom he told: 'I love you, too'

Speaking with the Times in a phone interview on Saturday, Baker said of Bush's final moments: 'I can’t even hardly talk about it without welling up. It was as gentle a passing as I think you could ever expect anyone to have. And he was ready.'

In the room at the time of Bush's death at 10.10pm CST were his son Neil Bush and his wife Maria along with grandchildren Pierce and Marshall Bush.

Baker's wife Susan was also there, along with Jean Becker, the former president’s longtime chief of staff; and the Rev Dr Russell Jones Levenson Jr, rector of St Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, and some nurses and doctors.

After Bush lost his wife of 73 years, Barbara, in April, he told friends he wasn't ready to die yet, despite his Parkinson's taking a severe toll on his ability to walk and speak.  

He spent the summer at his family home in Kennebunkport, Maine, but was 'somewhat diminished' when he returned back to Houston in the fall.  

Baker said the pair went out for oysters two weeks ago and 'things sort of went downhill from there'.  

The Bush family home in Houston, where the former president spent much of his final days sleeping, is circled above in red

Former President Barack Obama visited him on Tuesday while in town for an event with Baker, but Bush struggled to get out of bed.

By Thursday, he had stopped eating and was losing weight - but insisted on not going back to the hospital - a place he'd become all too familiar with.  

When Baker stopped by for a visit on Friday morning, he said Bush seemed to be on the rebound as he began eating again, enjoying three five-minute soft-boiled eggs, a bowl of yogurt and two fruit drinks.

'Everybody thought this is going to be a great day and he’s back and he’s bounced back again,' Baker told the Times.

Baker left around 9.15am but returned in the evening as he and his wife were on their way to dinner.  

'He was sitting up in bed and was able to converse with people,' Baker said.

However, it wasn't long before they were on their way home from dinner and the Bakers received a phone call urging them to stop back by the house as Bush had 'slipped considerably' around 8.15pm. 

Acclaimed Irish tenor Ronan Tynan also asked to pay a visit, during which he sang 'Silent Night' while the former president mouthed the words.  

Baker held his dear friend's hand and rubbed his feet while prayers were said and children were called to tell their father goodbye Bush’s hand and rubbed his feet. Prayers were said. The other children were called so they could tell their father goodbye. 

'If those things could be sweet,' Baker said, 'it was sweet.'

 

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A longtime friend of George Herbert Walker Bush has painted a peaceful picture of the 41st president’s final days on earth before he passed away aged 94 surrounded by family at his home in Houston, Texas

A longtime friend of George Herbert Walker Bush has painted a peaceful picture...

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Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

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