The U.S. Secret Service shared a moving photo of George H.W. Bush on Twitter a day before the late president is honored with a state funeral.

In the photo, the former president, whose head was shaved bald, could be seen sitting with a little boy, whose head was also shaved.

Everyone's #TuesdayThoughts are on President Bush & we wanted to share a memory. In '13, Timberwolf learned that the 2-year-old son of an agent on his detail was diagnosed with leukemia & the detail was going to shave their heads. You can see what happened, in classic 41 manner. pic.twitter.com/3Y0vnjNruJ — U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) December 4, 2018

According to the agency’s post, Bush shaved his head too — “in classic 41 manner” — when he learned that the 2-year-old child of an agent was diagnosed with leukemia and that the rest of his security detail would be shaving their heads in support of the child.

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The agency shared the story on Tuesday, writing in the tweet: "Everyone's #TuesdayThoughts are on President Bush."

It also referred to Bush as "Timberwolf," his Secret Service code name.

Another photo featured in the post shows Bush and the boy posing with his security detail, who were also sporting shaved heads.

Bush's family announced the death of the former president in a statement released by his eldest son, former President George W. Bush, last Friday. The 41st president was 94 years old.