COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Haley McAllister and Kristen Beggs beamed with pride as their children sat at a replica of George H. W. Bush’s desk inside…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Haley McAllister and Kristen Beggs beamed with pride as their children sat at a replica of George H. W. Bush’s desk inside the Oval Office mock-up at the presidential library on the campus of Texas A&M University.
McAllister’s son, 10-year-old Westin, pretended to speak earnestly into a white telephone while cousin Kimber Beggs, 8, listened intently.
“When we woke up this morning, just being in College Station, it was a must we come here and just honor the legacy he had,” said Kirsten Beggs, visiting from the former president’s one-time hometown of Midland.
“We wanted to teach our kids… what a great man he was.”
The two sisters-in-law and their families were among hundreds of visitors to the George Bush Library and Museum on a sun-dappled Texas morning the day after the nation’s 41st president died at 94.
McAllister, visiting from Austin, said she’s always been inspired by the faith and kindness of Bush and his family.
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“Just know that being kind to others is the most important thing,” she said.
