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Michael Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 80, his family announced Tuesday.
He passed away Sunday in Los Angeles, surrounded by family. In a statement, the Reagan family said, “Michael was and will always remain a beloved husband, father, and grandpa. Our hearts are deeply broken as we grieve the loss of a man who meant so much to all who knew and loved him.”
A conservative commentator and nationally syndicated radio talk show host, Michael Reagan was one of Ronald Reagan’s five children. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute remembered him as a “steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy.” Fred Ryan, chairman of the foundation’s board, said Michael “lived a life shaped by conviction, purpose, and an abiding devotion to President Reagan’s ideals. A successful author, radio host, and public speaker, he used his voice to champion freedom, personal responsibility, and the principles that defined his father’s presidency.”
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, president of the Young America’s Foundation, praised Michael as “a wonderful inspiration to so many of us,” noting that he “challenged the next generation to share the values he stood for throughout his public life and called on them to be happy warriors in the battle to uphold the founding principles of our republic.”
Michael Reagan had been battling cancer, according to Andrew Coffin, vice president of the Young America’s Foundation and director of the Reagan Ranch. He was adopted by Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman, hours after his birth on March 18, 1945. Michael had two half-siblings from Reagan’s second marriage to Nancy Reagan—Patti Davis and Ron Reagan—and two siblings from the first marriage, Maureen Reagan, who died in 2001, and Christine Reagan, who died at birth or shortly after.
He is survived by his wife, Colleen, their two children, Ashley and Cameron, and their families.
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