THE FAMILY SERVICE FOR PRESIDENT REAGAN



The family has just concluded their personal service at the Presidential library in Simi Valley. I use the word "personal" because the family, in what can only be viewed as an intensely generous act, allowed cameras to witness the simple and beautiful service, and the subsequent grief expressed by Mrs. Reagan, her family, and close friends. In fact, there were moments of such poignancy that I had to look away, out of respect for family's privacy.