The children of former first lady Betty Ford and other family members gather around the casket of the first lady in the chapel of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California July 12, 2011. Betty Ford was remembered at a memorial service in California on Tuesday as a mother, first lady, friend and “tireless advocate for those struggling”. Ford, wife of late President Gerald Ford who helped found a rehabilitation clinic that bears her name, died on Friday at the age of 93.(From L to R) Susan Ford Bales, Mike Ford, Jack Ford and Steve Ford are seen in the background. REUTERS/Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, David Hume Kennerly/Pool (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY)