A national security advisor to President Ronald Reagan,
Naval Academy graduate and U.S. Marine officer who
served in Vietnam, a man who led a patriotic life,
Robert "Bud" McFarlane recently passed away at 84.
McFarlane, while in the Reagan White House, got caught
up in the Iran-Contra affair. Just hours before testifying
before the Blue Ribbon Panel which President Reagan
to investigate the Iran-Contra Affair, McFarlane attempted
suicide because he felt he was made a scapegoat and was
made to take most if not all of the blame, and that his actions
caused embarrassment for President Reagan. McFarlane was
rushed to the hospital just two hours before he was to testify.
He soon after left Washington and became co-founder and
CEO of McFarlane Associates Inc., an international
consulting company, and had served on six corporate boards.
McFarlane was a both a patriotic and controversial figure
who served his country as best he could. May he rest in
peace, his earthly cares behind him.
MEM
I worked for Mr. McFarlane from 1981-1985. He was a joy to have in the Executive Office Bldg. May he rest in peace.
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