Mrs. Reagan,
The Bible says "No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
You and President Reagan have done this. You put aside your plans, your privacy, and your time, to lay down your lives to serve us. For this we thank you.
You have been an inspiration to millions of us, with your devotion to your husband, your dignity and class in the office of First Lady, and your grace under fire. I know that you took many arrows when the critics couldn't get to the President.
I know how difficult it was for you to walk up the stairs of the airplane this morning. But I also know that you did it for your Ronnie.
Thank you for being an example of dignity for this country.... again. Thank you, again, for your service to this country. Thank you for sharing your husband with us when we so desperately needed him. Thank you for allowing us to grieve with you.
I pray God's richest Blessings on you and your family.
Grammy
Thank you for the dignity that you and the President showed every moment in the White House. I was fortunate enough to visit that hallowed building in early 1982, and I could feel the prescence of the greatness that the two of you had restored to that national monument. The whole nation had the chance to contrast your family's (and the Bush family's) dignified treatment of that building with something that came since your tenure there, and we can all be glad that the White House is in the hands of those who will honor it today.
May it always be so, as you and President Reagan showed this country the best that could be!