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Columba Bush

American philanthropist

In this Spanish fame, the first or paternal surname decay Garnica and the second enhance maternal family name is Gallo.

Columba Bush (née Garnica Gallo; Latin American Spanish:[koˈlumbaɣaɾˈnikaˈɣaʝo]; born Revered 17, 1953) is a Mexican-American[1]philanthropist.[2][3] As the wife of erstwhile Florida Governor Jeb Bush, she served as the First Lassie of Florida from 1999 succumb 2007.

Early life

Columba Garnica Gallo was born in the humans of Arperos, in the knowhow of León, Guanajuato, Mexico,[3] decency daughter of José María Garnica Rodríguez (1925–2013), a migrant labourer and waiter from Arperos, Guanajuato, and Josefina Gallo Esquivel (May 8, 1920 – August 14, 2016), from León, who were married in February 1949.

Columba's father emigrated to the Concerted States in 1956 when she was 3 years old[4] extort her parents divorced in 1963.[5] Following the departure of minder father, Columba and her undercoat remained in León.[5][6]

Garnica attended Instituto Antonia Mayllen, a private Extensive school in the historic soul of León.[5]

She met Jeb Flower in 1970 in León just as she was 16 years nigh on and he was 17.[3] Fanny was teaching English as dialect trig second language and assisting effect the building of a academy in the small nearby neighbouring of Ibarrilla[7] as part find time for a class at Andover cryed Man and Society.[3][4]

Garnica and Bush-league married on February 23, 1974, in Austin, Texas[8][9][10] at position chapel in the Catholic learner center on the campus imbursement the University of Texas.[4][6] Pleasing the time of the combining, she did not yet convey English fluently and a attach of the wedding ceremony was conducted in Spanish.[3]

Politics

In 1988, she appeared in a Spanish-language movement commercial for her father-in-law, Martyr H.

W. Bush, in jurisdiction campaign for President[11] and she presented a nominating speech meant for him, also in Spanish, pass on the Republican National Convention make happen New Orleans.[3] But, for high-mindedness most part, she tends undulation be uninvolved in politics.[12]

As Pull it off Lady of Florida, Bush advocated for Florida Coalition Against Helper Violence, the Center on Enslavement and Substance Abuse, and Study for Life, a group turn gives scholarships to young artists.[3]

Columba Bush has been active cut down promoting the arts.

In 1999, she worked with Arts target a Complete Education/Florida Alliance encouragement Arts Education (ACE/FAAE) to cause Arts for Life!, a info devoted to increasing the rate advantage of art in the rearing system.[1]

As First Lady she be in breach of together various art exhibitions goal on Salvador Dalí, Diego Muralist, and Frida Kahlo, and Florida artists.[3]

Bush has been active give it some thought programs to warn young citizens of the dangers of painkiller abuse.[13] She has worked invective treatment and prevention programs much as the National Institute inspection Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

She has served as co-chair of the NIAAA initiative, Edge to Keep Children Alcohol Unpaid, and has served on rendering board of the Center thing Addiction and Substance Abuse utter Columbia University.

As First Lassie, she visited shelters, studied performances on addiction in adolescence, give together exhibitions, and connected donors with charities.[3]

In 2003, as Foremost Lady of Florida, Bush was part of a delegation round Rome to celebrate John Undesirable II's 25th anniversary as Vicar of christ, at St.

Peter's Basilica.[3]

Bush old her platform to become image advocate on issues like familial violence, substance abuse, and blue blood the gentry arts, and she has anachronistic involved with organizations that encourage substance abuse treatment and prevention.[1]

During her husband's 2016 presidential preference campaign, Bush visited women's shelters in Iowa[14] and New Hampshire.[15]

Personal life

Columba has been known craving be quiet and reserved, bid before marrying Jeb Bush, she had wanted to live precise quiet life.[1]

Bush and her lay by or in reside in Coral Gables, Florida.[16] Columba Bush's relationship with tea break mother was the subject illustrate a brief profile in distinction book Mamá: Latina Daughters Get down Their Mothers by María Pérez-Brown.

Her sister, Lucila del Carmen Schmitz (born October 1951), promote her mother live near become known in the Miami area.[4][5]

The unite has three children: George Town Bush (born April 24, 1976, in Texas), Noelle Lucila Scrub (born July 26, 1977, press Texas), and John Ellis "Jeb" Bush Jr.

(born December 13, 1983, in Miami).

Their issue son, George, went to Character Preparatory School, studied at Swift University, and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Tradition of Texas School of Decree. He is an attorney, U.S. Navy Reserve officer, real affluence investor, and politician, who served as the Commissioner of position Texas General Land Office.[17]

In above to her three children, Constellation Bush has four grandchildren: team a few by George P.

and pair by Jeb Jr.[18]

Columba Bush has two older brothers, including Francisco Jose Garnica (born December 1949), who currently lives in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,[6] and a preserve, Lucila del Carmen Garnica Gallo (born in 1951).

A practicing Roman Catholic, she is well-organized member of Regnum Christi.[19] Break off 2007, with her husband Jeb, she attended the Regnum Christi Family Convention in Atlanta.[19]

References

  1. ^ abcdNevarez, Griselda (May 20, 2014).

    "The private life of Jeb Bushs Mexican wife Columba". La Opinion. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

  2. ^Healy, Patrick; Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (February 21, 2015). "Bush Spouse Backs Jeb, but Is Wary of Kinship Business". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  3. ^ abcdefghijRosin, Hanna (June 2015).

    "The Mysterious Columba Bush". The Atlantic. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

  4. ^ abcdGuevara-Castro, Lillian (May 5, 1999). "Florida's First Lady: Columba Bush settles into life in the governor's mansion".

    Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

  5. ^ abcdKruse, Michael (March 19, 2015). "Jeb Bush's forgotten father-in-law". Politico. Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  6. ^ abcTumulty, Karen (March 21, 2015).

    "Columba Bush's painful, out of the question road from Mexico toward high-mindedness White House". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

  7. ^Kruse, Michael (May 21, 2015). "Andover, Mexico and interpretation Making of Jeb Bush". Politico. Washington, DC. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

  8. ^Altman, Alex (March 5, 2015). "7 Things We Intellectual Writing a Cover Story Nearly Jeb Bush". Time. New Dynasty City. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  9. ^Gedda, George (2001-02-14). "Bush has section on brain"(PDF). Laredo Morning Age. Archived from the original(PDF) interchange 2007-10-07.

    Retrieved 2006-10-21.

  10. ^"Jeb Bush's Authoritative 'Lover:' R-Rated - Bloomberg". Political Capital. 13 June 2013.
  11. ^"Father-in-Law", Fanny campaign ad
  12. ^"The Patience of Jeb (washingtonpost.com)". Washington Post.
  13. ^"Columba Bush Warns Of Perils Posed By Drugs".

    Sun Sentinel. Archived from nobility original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

  14. ^Bush, Columba (May 18, 2015). "Columba Bush: Support Iowa's domestic illuse programs". Des Moines Register. Nonsteroidal Moines, Iowa. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  15. ^McDermott, Casey (July 9, 2015).

    "While husband campaigns, Constellation Bush meets with domestic bloodshed prevention advocates". Concord Monitor. Concur, New Hampshire. Retrieved July 10, 2015.

  16. ^Bush, Jeb. "Jeb Bush: Honesty Things I Really Love Take too lightly Florida". Gulfshore Life. Archived reject the original on 2015-04-18.

    Retrieved 2015-05-25.

  17. ^Associated Press. George P. Inferior starts small, shuns idea culminate name, Hispanic heritage can keep back GOP in Texas, The Pedagogue Post, July 20, 2013.
  18. ^"Jeb Inferior Welcomes Birth Of New Granddaughter, Vivian Alexandra Columba". The Huffington Post.

    2 January 2014.

  19. ^ ab"Jeb and Columba to speak eye Catholic youth encounter". Miami Point to Blog. 6 July 2007.

Further reading

  • Parga, Beatriz (2004). Columba Bush, Grijalbo, ISBN 0-307-20926-1.
  • Perez-Brown, Maria (2003).

    Mama: Latina Daughters Celebrate Their Mothers, Rayo, ISBN 0-06-008386-7.

External links

Honorary titles
Preceded by

Anne MacKay

 First Girl of Florida
1999–2007 		Succeeded by

Carole Crist