Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator, and former press secretary for President Bush, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 53.
"America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character," Bush said. "It was a joy to watch Tony at the podium each day. He brought wit, grace and a great love of country to his work."
Chuck Donovan, executive vice president of the Family Research Council, recalled Snow's speech at the 2006 Values Voter Summit (see photo).
"He knew, appreciated and communicated how lucky he was to have been born in the U.S. of A., grown up in the Midwest, and been given a chance to work in hallways and places he had dreamed of as a kid," he said.
"That youthfulness, and the bedrock values that fueled him, never faded, whether at the peak of his success or in the throes of his illness. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Snow is survived by his wife and their three children.
One of Snow's last public appearances was his April 29 speech to The Center for Arizona Policy, which is associated with Focus on the Family.
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