"Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush and host of NBC's "Today with Hoda & Jenna," "The reason why it felt like home was because of people like him," she said. "She trusted him with her children, and he would ensure they had everything they needed in the White House. Wilson Roosevelt Jerman died after contracting COVID-19 on May 16, WTTG reported. Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush remembered Wilson Roosevelt Jerman as a "lovely man" The cause of death was COVID-19, Fox 5 DC reported. He was 91 years old. He worked at the White House from 1957 to 2011. WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, one of the White House's longest-serving employees, died last weekend from COVID-19. "She was instrumental in ensuring that that happened. He was 91. ""We loved him. He was 91. "He was the first person we saw at the White House when we left the residence in the morning, and the last person we saw when we returned at night," the Bushes said.She said the reason the White House felt like home was "because of people like him.

At the end of his career, Obama honored Jerman for his more than 50 years of service with a plaque and a coin to represent each President he served, Gay said.A photo of Jerman standing in an elevator with Barack Obama and Michelle Obama was included in the former first lady's memoir, "Becoming. Jerman was 91 years old.

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Jerman served as a White House butler across 11 presidencies and made generations of first families feel at home, including ours. "She also shared a statement from her parents, who remembered Jerman as "a lovely man." "He was authentic. Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, one of the longest-serving White House employees who served 11 presidents in a 55-year career, died last week from the coronavirus, his granddaughter has confirmed. We were lucky to have known him.

Wilson Roosevelt Jerman … Wilson Roosevelt Jerman Death & … His death was first reported by Jerman was born in 1929, the son of a poor North Carolina farm-worker, according to In 1957, he was invited to work at the White House by his best friend, Eugene Allen, Jerman started as a cleaner, but rose to the rank of butler when the Kennedys took a shining to him. Jerman … The long-serving employee began working in the White House in 1957 under then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower as a cleaner.

Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, who served as a White House butler for more than five decades, has died of COVID-19 at the age of 91, local media report. "And never judged by the Republican or Democrat. ""His service to others — his willingness to go above and beyond for the country he loved and all those whose lives he touched — is a legacy worthy of his generous spirit," Obama said.

Always said he lived a blessed life," she said in an interview.Gay said the family is "taking it day by day" in light of her grandfather's death.

"With his kindness and care, Wilson Jerman helped make the White House a home for decades of First Families, including ours," the former first lady said. Wilson Roosevelt Jerman died last weekend, his granddaughter Jamila Garrett confirmed to WTTG. "When Bush Sr. became president, moved his family into the White House, George Bush Jr. has a little trouble adapting to a new environment, some trouble sleeping," she said.

Wilson Roosevelt Jerman Age. Granddaughter Jamila Garrett said in She said it wasn’t until former President John F. Kennedy came into office in the 1960s that her grandfather was promoted to butler after building a rapport with the first couple.“Jackie O actually promoted him to a butler because of the relationship. “Always be yourself — that’s what he taught our family, that’s what thrives throughout our family. Our warmest condolences to his loved ones," former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement on Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura called Jerman "a lovely man" in a statement to the Times. Wilson Roosevelt Jerman died last weekend, his granddaughter Jamila Garrett confirmed to Garrett said Jerman was first employed as a White House cleaner during Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency, receiving a promotion to butler in the 1960s when Jerman also had a bond with the Bush family, according to his granddaughter. "Our warmest condolences to his loved ones. Wilson Roosevelt Jerman was born on Jan. 21, 1929, in Seaboard, N.C., to Theodore Roosevelt Jerman, a farmworker, and Alice Plum. ""When growing up, he never discussed politics," Gay said. "We loved him and he was beloved by my family, and he will be so missed.