Former US President George H.W. Bush dead at age 94

Former US President George H.W. Bush has died at the age of 94, a statement issued by a family spokesman read, Sputnik reported.

"George Herbert Walker Bush, World War II naval aviator, Texas oil pioneer, and 41st President of the United States of America, died on November 30, 2018. He was 94… Funeral arrangements will be announced as soon as is practical," the statement, published on Twitter by family spokesman Jim McGrath, read.

He is survived by sons George W. Bush (the 43rd president of the United States) and Jeb Bush (ex-governor of Florida).

His son George W. Bush, said in a statement, also released by McGrath, that the Bush family was "deeply grateful for 41st life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens."