Michael Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan, has died, his household introduced on Tuesday.
He died on Sunday in Los Angeles whereas surrounded by his household, in response to a press release from the Reagan household. He was 80 years previous.
“Michael was and can all the time stay a beloved husband, father, and grandpa,” the household mentioned. “Our hearts are deeply damaged as we grieve the lack of a person who meant a lot to all who knew and cherished him.”
Republican strategist Michael Reagan speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally for Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle that includes Sen. John McCain, Oct. 29, 2010, in Las Vegas,
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Michael Reagan, one of many former president’s 5 youngsters, was a conservative political commentator and nationally syndicated radio discuss present host.
He was remembered by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Basis and Institute as a “steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy.”
“Michael Reagan lived a life formed by conviction, function, and an abiding devotion to President Reagan’s beliefs,” Fred Ryan, chairman of the inspiration’s board, mentioned in a press release. “A profitable writer, nationally syndicated radio discuss present host, and sought-after public speaker, Michael used his voice to champion freedom, private accountability, and the rules that outlined his father’s presidency.”
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the president of the conservative scholar group Younger America’s Basis, mentioned he was a “fantastic inspiration to so many people.”
“He did a lot greater than share tales about his father,” Walker mentioned in a press release. “He challenged the subsequent technology to share the values he stood for all through his public life. He known as on them to be completely satisfied warriors within the battle to uphold the founding rules of our republic.”
Michael Reagan died following a battle with most cancers, in response to Andrew Coffin, vp of the Younger America’s Basis and director of the Reagan Ranch.
He was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first spouse, the actress Jane Wyman, hours after he was born on March 18, 1945, in response to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
The couple additionally had two daughters — Maureen Reagan, a political activist who died in 2001 on the age of 60, and Christine Reagan, who died at delivery or shortly after, in response to the presidential library.
Ronald Reagan additionally had two youngsters along with his second spouse, former first girl Nancy Reagan — the actress and writer Patti Davis and Ron Reagan, a political commentator.
Michael Reagan is survived by his spouse, Colleen, their two youngsters, Ashley and Cameron, and their households.
