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| Obama 'heartbroken' as White House employee killed | Obama 'heartbroken' as White House employee killed |
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| US President Barack Obama has said he is "heartbroken" after a senior White House employee was killed on a charity bike ride. | US President Barack Obama has said he is "heartbroken" after a senior White House employee was killed on a charity bike ride. |
| Jake Brewer, 34, died while taking part in the 150-mile Ride to Conquer Cancer event on Saturday. | Jake Brewer, 34, died while taking part in the 150-mile Ride to Conquer Cancer event on Saturday. |
| The senior policy advisor in the chief technology office lost control of his bike and was hit by a vehicle. | |
| Mr Obama said: "Jake devoted his life to empowering people and making government work better for them." | Mr Obama said: "Jake devoted his life to empowering people and making government work better for them." |
| He said Mr Brewer had "a brilliant mind, a big heart, and an insatiable desire to give back". | He said Mr Brewer had "a brilliant mind, a big heart, and an insatiable desire to give back". |
| "He worked to give citizens a louder voice in our society. He engaged our striving immigrants. He pushed for more transparency in our democracy. And he sought to expand opportunity for all. | "He worked to give citizens a louder voice in our society. He engaged our striving immigrants. He pushed for more transparency in our democracy. And he sought to expand opportunity for all. |
| "I've often said that today's younger generation is smarter, more determined, and more capable of making a difference than I was as a young man. Jake was proof of that." | "I've often said that today's younger generation is smarter, more determined, and more capable of making a difference than I was as a young man. Jake was proof of that." |
| Mr Brewer, from Alexandria, Virginia, reportedly lost control of his bike on a sharp curve in Howard County, Maryland. | Mr Brewer, from Alexandria, Virginia, reportedly lost control of his bike on a sharp curve in Howard County, Maryland. |
| His wife, journalist Mary Katharine Ham, posted the news of the death on Instagram. | His wife, journalist Mary Katharine Ham, posted the news of the death on Instagram. |
| "I will miss him forever, even more than I can know right now," she wrote. | "I will miss him forever, even more than I can know right now," she wrote. |
| The president said he and is wife would be praying for the Brewer family, adding: "They'll always have a family here at the White House." | The president said he and is wife would be praying for the Brewer family, adding: "They'll always have a family here at the White House." |