The White House butler who served under 11 US presidents died of coronavirus.

Former White House butler Wilson Roosevelt German, who worked with 11 US presidents, died of coronavirus. It is reported by NBC.

German was the White House’s oldest technical officer – he began work in 1957 as a cleaner under the head of state, Dwight Eisenhower. During the reign of President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963), he was promoted to butler. According to German granddaughter Jamily Garrett, his wife was promoted by the wife of the then American leader Jacqueline Kennedy, with whom he maintained good relations.

The American retired in 2012 under President Barack Obama. A photograph of President and his wife Michelle Obama with German was included in the memoirs of former first lady Becoming. My story”. As the granddaughter of the ex-butler admitted, this shot helped the family realize its legacy and cope with the loss. “I want the world to remember my grandfather as a person who really was real. “Always be yourself.” This is what he taught our family, this is what flourishes in our family, ”she said.

“He was the first person we saw in the morning when we left the residence, and the last person we saw every night when we returned,” said 43rd US President George W. Bush. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote in Twitterthat she and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, were saddened to learn about German’s death. “He made entire generations of the first US families feel at home [в Белом доме], including ours, ”she concluded.