OFFICE OF NANCY REAGAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 6, 2016
STATEMENT BY JOANNE DRAKE, SPOKESPERSON,
ON THE DEATH OF FORMER FIRST LADY NANCY REAGAN
Los Angeles – Nancy Davis Reagan, former First Lady of the United States, died this morning at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94. The cause of death was congestive heart failure.
Mrs. Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who died on June 5, 2004. Prior to the funeral service, there will be an opportunity for members of the public to pay their respects at the Library. Details will be announced shortly.
In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Reagan requested that contributions be made to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation at www.reaganlibrary.com.
For continuous information on the week’s events, please visit the Reagan Library’s web site at www.reaganlibrary.com.
A biography of Nancy Reagan is attached.
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Contact: Joanne Drake 805-522-2977
http://home.reaganfoundation.org/site/D ... ibuted.pdf