George HW Bush’s Sister, Nancy Bush Ellis, Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Nancy Bush Ellis, the sister of former President George HW Bush, died on Jan. 10 at the age of 94 due to complications related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a family member said.
Her son, Alexander Ellis, said Sunday that she was first hospitalized on Dec. 30 with a fever before she tested positive for the disease. Ellis, the aunt of former President George W. Bush, died at an assisted living facility in Concord, Massachusetts, he told The New York Times.
Although the 94-year-old’s COVID-19 symptoms disappeared within days, her general health failed to improve, he said.
Nancy Bush Ellis, who worked to elect her brother and nephew to the presidency, dies at 94
By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated January 10, 2021, 6:36 p.m.
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Nancy Bush Ellis, the sister of one Republican president and aunt of another, for a time devoted herself to Democratic causes despite her family dynasty.SOUTHERN MAINE HEALTH CARE/NYT
Nancy Bush Ellis was born into a family that became a Republican dynasty, stretching for four generations, and the thrill of being in the front row as history unfolded never lost its luster.
âI sit in my seat and listen to some of the speeches,â she wrote in a 1988 Globe essay, after attending the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, where her brother George Herbert Walker Bush became the partyâs presidential nominee.
Nancy Bush Ellis, Sister and Aunt of Presidents, Dies at 94
Unlike most of her family, she was a liberal Democrat for a time, supporting the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and environmental causes.
Nancy Bush Ellis with her brother President George Bush in 1990. Though she was a liberal Democrat, she campaigned for him enthusiastically.Credit.Marcy Nighswander/Associated Press
Published Jan. 10, 2021Updated Jan. 11, 2021
Nancy Bush Ellis, the sister of one president and aunt of another, who for a time devoted herself to Democratic causes despite her family dynasty’s Republican lineage, died on Sunday at an assisted living facility in Concord, Mass. She was 94.