People across the nation are mourning the loss of George HW Bush

Hundreds of dignitaries, heads of state and family members will gathered at Washington National Cathedral Wednesday for a state funeral honoring the life of former President George H.W. Bush.The remains of the 41st president, who passed away last Friday at the age of 94, have been lying in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda since Monday afternoon.Thousands of individuals have visited the Capitol to pay their respects to Bush, who has been memorialized among a bipartisan chorus of voices since his death, for his commitment to national service and dedication to his family. One of those people? Gary Lake who was in Washington D.C. to visit family. He happened to be walking past the Capitol when he noticed George H.W. Bush’s casket. He told us he used it as a teaching opportunity for his four grandson’s, teaching them about respect and dignity.