George Herbert Walker Bush: Profession: 41st President of the United States, American politician, statesman, diplomat, businessman, and World War II naval aviator. Nationality: American; Born: June 12, 1924; Birthplace: Milton, Massachusetts, United States; Generation: Greatest Generation / GI Generation (Americans born 1901–1924 who came of age during the Great Depression and fought in World War II); Chinese Zodiac: Rat (1924 is a Rat year in the Chinese zodiac, associated with intelligence, adaptability, and ambition); Zodiac Sign: Gemini (sun sign for those born on June 12); Age in 2026: 102 (would be 102 years old in 2026 if still alive, having been born in 1924); Marital Status: Married to Barbara Pierce Bush from January 6, 1945, until he died in 2018, a long-lasting partnership often cited as a model of mutual support and family devotion; Children: Six children—George Walker Bush (future 43rd president of the United States), Pauline Robinson “Robin” Bush (who died in childhood from leukemia), John Ellis “Jeb” Bush, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and Dorothy “Doro” Bush. Description: George Herbert Walker Bush was a scion of a prominent New England family who transformed himself into a decorated naval aviator in World War II, flying fifty‑eight combat missions in the Pacific theater, surviving being shot down over the ocean, and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in action; after the war he completed his studies at Yale University, where he captained the baseball team, then moved with Barbara to Texas and built a successful career in the burgeoning oil industry before answering a deep sense of civic duty by entering Republican politics, serving two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and then holding a succession of high‑level posts including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, chair of the Republican National Committee during the Watergate era, chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing at a pivotal moment in U.S.–China relations, and director of the Central Intelligence Agency, where he worked to restore morale after a turbulent period; as vice president under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989 and then as the 41st president from 1989 to 1993, Bush presided over the peaceful end of the Cold War, carefully managed the collapse of the Soviet Union, supported the reunification of Germany, and assembled a broad international coalition to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait in the Gulf War, all while projecting a style of leadership grounded in caution, diplomacy, and what he called a vision of a “kinder, gentler nation” at home; although his presidency was ultimately limited to a single term amid a domestic recession and shifting political winds, his legacy grew in later years as historians emphasized his mastery of foreign policy, his restraint in not pushing the Gulf War into a potentially destabilizing occupation of Iraq, and his willingness to accept politically difficult budget compromises in pursuit of long‑term fiscal responsibility; beyond formal office, Bush was widely regarded as the last U.S. president fully of the Greatest Generation, symbolizing wartime sacrifice, personal modesty, and bipartisan collegiality, and in retirement he remained active in philanthropy—particularly through high‑profile humanitarian missions and disaster‑relief fundraising efforts with former rivals such as Bill Clinton—while also becoming a beloved public figure for his humor, skydiving birthday celebrations in advanced age, and evident devotion to his extended family; Cause of Death: Died on November 30, 2018, at his home in Houston, Texas, at age ninety‑four from complications related to a Parkinson's‑type illness, specifically vascular parkinsonism, a rare syndrome that mimics Parkinson’s disease and had left him reliant on a wheelchair in his final years.