U.S. Senator Bob Dole has died at the age of 91 after a ten-month battle with cancer.
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The news was confirmed by Dole’s wife, Elizabeth, who said in a statement that the Republican senator passed away in his sleep early Sunday morning. It reads, “Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at the age of 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.” Months before his death, Dole announced that he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years. More information coming soon. #RememberingBobDole pic.twitter.com/57NtGfqtmL
— Elizabeth Dole Foundation (@DoleFoundation) December 5, 2021
Dole was also an Army veteran, a U.S. Representative, and was a candidate for Vice President and President.
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Dole’s political career started in 1951 when he ran for the House of Representatives and later became a U.S. Senator in 1969. He resigned from his position in 1996 and earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997 from then-President Bill Clinton.
SOURCE: TMZ