Of the many remembrances being shared this week about former President George H.W. Bush, I think my favorite is the one members of his Secret Service detail shared from 2013 and published in this Daily Herald report. The item features a photo of Bush sitting with a young toddler on his lap. Both had recently had their heads shaved of hair; the boy because he was undergoing cancer treatment, the former president as a show of support for the boy.
The child in the photograph is the son of a member of Bush's Secret Service protection detail. When Bush learned the boy was required to shave his head as part of his treatment program, Bush and the members of the Secret Service shaved their heads, too.
I think the story and photo show Bush's finest qualities. He was a caring man who put others first and routinely set aside his ego while serving others. These are rare qualities for and rarer still in political figures.
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