CASPER, WY—On November 3, Richard Bruce, “Dick” Cheney passed away surrounded by family. In a statement obtained by Fox News, the family indicated that he died of complications of pneumonia and cardiovascular disease. He was 84. Dick Cheney (R-WY) entered federal service in 1969, firs serving as the Director in the office of Economic Opportunity during the final year of the Nixon Administration. He then served as a staff assistant from 1971-1973. Cheney was appointed Assistant Director of the Cost-of-Living Council and then became the Deputy Assistant to then President Gerald Ford (1974-1975) and White House Chief of Staff (1975-1977). In 1978, Cheney won the U.S. Congressional race and served as the Wyoming State Representative. He remained Wyoming’s Republican choice for five additional

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