Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a towering and often polarizing figure in American politics, died at the age of 84, his family announced on Tuesday morning. The family statement said he passed away on Monday night due to complications from pneumonia and underlying cardiovascular disease.
In a brief tribute, the Cheney family said: "For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming's Congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President of the United States. Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness, and fly fishing."
