Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Isakson Mourns Death of President Ford *‘He Truly Was An Unsung Hero of Our Republic’* WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today issued the following statement on the death of President Gerald Ford, who passed away Tuesday night at age 93. “I join the nation today in mourning the death of President Ford. My thoughts and prayers are with former First Lady Betty Ford and the entire Ford family. “When Gerald Ford took office in 1974, he was exactly the right person for our country at a very difficult time in history. President Ford immediately earned the respect of the nation with his honorable and humble leadership. He truly was an unsung hero of our republic.” ###
E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724 Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339 Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Isakson Mourns Death of President Ford
‘He Truly Was An Unsung Hero of Our Republic’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today issued the following statement on the death of President Gerald Ford, who passed away Tuesday night at age 93.

“I join the nation today in mourning the death of President Ford. My thoughts and prayers are with former First Lady Betty Ford and the entire Ford family.

“When Gerald Ford took office in 1974, he was exactly the right person for our country at a very difficult time in history. President Ford immediately earned the respect of the nation with his honorable and humble leadership. He truly was an unsung hero of our republic.”

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E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724
Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768