    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [January 28, 2007]
    [Page 73]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Death of Deborah Orin-Eilbeck
    January 28, 2007

        Laura and I were saddened to learn of the
    death of Deborah Orin-Eilbeck. Deb had a distinguished, decades-long
    career as a journalist, covering every Presidential campaign since 1980
    and joining the New York Post's Washington bureau in 1988. Deb fought a
    valiant battle against cancer with the same tenacity, devotion, and
    determination that she brought to her work in the White House briefing
    room through numerous administrations.
        Laura and I send our condolences to Deb's
    husband, Neville Eilbeck, and to her family,
    friends, and colleagues. She will be missed by all of us at the White
    House who cared deeply for her.