Dick Cheney, who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States and was widely considered one of the most powerful figures ever to hold that office, died Monday night at his home. He was 84 years old.

Cheney died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family. His wife of 61 years, Lynne, and his daughters, Liz and Mary, were with him when he passed.

“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,” the family statement said.

Cheney’s political career spanned nearly four decades in Washington. He served as White House Chief of Staff under President Gerald Ford, represented Wyoming in the U.S. House

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