Former Vice President to George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Dies at 84 – Details
Dick Cheney, a towering figure in American politics and former vice president to George W. Bush, has died. His family released a statement revealing key details surrounding his final moments.
In a somber moment that marks the end of a towering era in American politics, former US Vice President Richard B. "Dick" Cheney has died at the age of 84. The family released a heartfelt statement the day before his passing.
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney listens as during a Constitution Day lecture at American Enterprise Institute on September 19, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Source: Getty Images
His family confirmed that the staunch conservative titan died on November 3, 2025, leaving behind a legacy as complex as it was commanding. The statement from the Cheney family paints a tender picture of his final hours.
"His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed," it read. The cause of death? "The former vice president died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease."
Few men have held as much sway behind the curtain of American power as Cheney. Serving as White House chief of staff, Wyoming congressman, secretary of defense, and vice president, Cheney shaped policy from the shadows and frontlines alike.
Described by his family as a great and good man who instilled values of courage, honor, love, kindness—and fly fishing, he was not just a political force, but a pillar of strength within his home.
Rep. Liz Cheney with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, to vote at the Teton County Library on August 16, 2022, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming | Source: Getty Images
His most controversial chapter came during his tenure as Vice President under George W. Bush, where he was a key architect of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. That decision, praised and reviled in equal measure, would define global geopolitics for a generation.
Yet despite the stormclouds of history, his family remains resolute, saying they are deeply grateful for all he did for the country and feel blessed to have loved — and been loved by — the noble giant of a man.