John Carroll Highlighted For President George H.W. Bush Tribute

BEL AIR, MD — One school in Bel Air made national news this week for its socks. The John Carroll School was featured in an article by Fox News about tributes to the late President George H. W. Bush.

The school in Bel Air snapped a pic of some feet on campus on Wednesday, Dec. 5, which was declared a national day of mourning, tweeting that the John Carroll community was "wearing fun and creative socks in honor of President Bush, who often wore colorful socks later in life."

Bush called himself a "sock man."

He wrote in a Republican National Committee email in 2014 that he would give a pair of GOP-themed socks with his signature to those who donated $35 or more.

"The louder, the brighter, the crazier the pattern, the better," he wrote of his penchant for socks.

Fox News included the John Carroll tribute in its roundup of those wearing colorful socks in honor of Bush. Those on the campus in Maryland were in good company; the Washington secretary of state and Barbara Bush Elementary School in Texas also paid homage with their footwear.

As our country observes a National Day of Mourning in memory of President George H.W. Bush, the JC community is also commemorating the forty first President's legacy by wearing fun and creative socks in honor of President Bush, who often wore colorful socks later in life. pic.twitter.com/OjmCiUBEwb
— TheJohnCarrollSchool (@JCSchool) December 5, 2018

Bush, who served as the nation's 41st president, was in office from 1989 to 1992. He died Nov. 30 at the age of 94.

When he was laid to rest in Texas, a spokesman for Bush said he wore socks featuring a squadron of planes in recognition of his service as a pilot for the Navy during World War II.

The 41st President will be carried to his final rest wearing socks that pay tribute to his lifetime of service, starting as an 18 year-old naval aviator in war. That legacy is now being carried, in part, by the brave, selfless men and women aboard @CVN77_GHWB. #Remembering41 pic.twitter.com/OabtK756fO
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) December 3, 2018

Elsewhere in Harford County, Aberdeen Proving Ground fired cannons off on Thursday, Dec. 6, in a final salute to the former president.

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Pictured, former President George H. W. Bush wears red striped socks as he sits in a wheelchair during an event in the East Room at the White House, July 15, 2013, in Washington, DC. Bush joined President Obama in hosting the event to honor the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award winner. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)