The Letter George HW Bush Wrote After His 3-Year-Old Daughter Passed Away Is Heartbreaking

Dec 08, 2018 by apost team

Though the rest of the world continues its remembrance of former president George H.W. Bush, it is the story behind one of his letters that the rest of the world has fallen in love with.

Millions of people are finding the story of Bush writing a letter to his daughter to be incredibly heartwarming.

In 1954, the Bush's daughter Robin passed away from leukemia at 3 years old.

As both Bush and his wife were deeply impacted by the death of their young daughter, the presidential couple were determined to fight for cancer in honor of Robin.

Alongside this story tweeted by the Bush Library, a photo of George H.W. Bush and his daughter was shared.

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In 1958, Bush penned a poetic letter that he shared with his mother. Inside the letter, Bush noted how poignant Robin's presence felt, even several years after she passed away.

Barbara Bush read the letter in a recording when she was still alive. This recording was recently shared with the rest of the world. This letter for Robin reminded everyone of how caring and loving President Bush was.

"There is about our house a need. We need some soft blonde hair to offset those crew cuts," the President penned in his letter.

As the letter continued, "We need someone who's afraid of frogs. We need a little one who can kiss without leaving egg or jam or gum. We need a girl."

In the letter, President Bush goes on to describe how it was to have a girl around the house. Describing her presence as "soft", it is clear to anyone listening into the recording just how much Robin impacted the President.

As he closed out the letter, Bush wrote, "But she is still with us. We need her and yet we have her. We can't touch her and yet we can feel her. We hope she'll stay in our house for a long, long time."

Hearing the words of this letter so many years later is so poignant.

A beautiful cartoon captured the poignancy of this moment, showing President Bush and his wife holding hands with Robin.

"We waited for you" are the words Barbara Bush tells George.

Sharing the cartoon on her Instagram, Jenna Bush Hagar reflects on a particular conversation she once had with her grandfather.

Apparently, George H.W. Bush told Jenna that he was excited to move on to the afterlife. When asked why, Bush replied that he wanted to show Robin that he never stopped loving her.

Imagining what it would be like to see Robin again, Bush hoped that he could be reunited with that same vivacious three-year-old that he once knew and still loved.

In the story that Jenna posted to Instagram, she recalled the words that Robin once shared with Bush; the same words Bush shared with his family for the rest of his life:

"I love you more than tongue can tell."

As supporters continue to respond on social media, across the Internet, and in person at Bush's memorial service and funeral, it is clear that we all hope his dream to become a reality. Though none of us know the future, what would heaven be if we weren't reunited with the ones we loved the most?

President George H.W. Bush was buried on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. He is buried next to Barbara Bush and their daughter Robin at College Station, Texas.

What do you think of Bush's letter to his daughter? Do you have any other memories of our former president? Let us know in the comments and send this article to your friends and family so they can be reminded of what an amazing man George HW Bush truly was!