The crowd, many in graying years, spoke to an era closed, a time of "morning again in America" and the Reagan doctrine intended to weaken Soviet influence during the Cold War. Reagan left the presidency after eight years, on January 20, 1989. "Ronald Reagan was one of the best presidents we've ever had, and I admired them both as a couple for their love story and the support they showed to each other," said retired school teacher Mary Ellen Gruendyke, from Riverside. Mrs. Reagan, who died Sunday at 94, planned the smallest details of her funeral.
Mwaka 1998 mpaka 2002 alifanya shughuli za Uchungaji katika kisiwa cha Pemba Jimbo Katoliki Zanzibar. Wakati huohuo tarehe 11/2/2001 aliteuliwa kuwa Katibu Mtendaji wa Tume ya Mahusiano baina ya Dini Mbalimbali. Kati ya mwaka 2002 na 2005 alihamishiwa Bagamoyo katika Jimbo Katoliki Morogoro ambapo alikuwa Wakili Paroko na Mkurugenzi wa Hija naMakumbusho ya kikatoliki ya Bagamoyo. Tarehe 8 Septemba mwaka 2005 aliongezewa majukumu ya kuwa Katibu wa Tume ya Wahamiaji na Wasafiri na kushughulikia mambo yanayotokana na shughuli za Tume ya Kipapa ya masuala ya Kiutamaduni na Urithi wa Kiutamaduni wa Kanisa.