Colin Powell, Military Leader And First Black US Secretary Of State, Dies After Complications From COVID
Socialites, it is with our deepest regret to inform you that Colin Powell has passed away.
The Powell family announced the sad news in a Facebook post: “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19. We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather, and a great American,” they said, noting he was fully vaccinated.
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Powell was a trailblazing soldier whose career took him from combat duty in Vietnam to becoming the first Black US Secretary of State and first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush. He was 84.
Powell is survived by his wife, Alma Vivian (Johnson) Powell, whom he married in 1962, as well as three children.
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