Dick Cheney dead at 84

Love him, hate him, mock him, celebrate him… whichever side of that spectrum you sat on, there’s no denying that Dick Cheney was one of the most influential public figures of our lifetime. He was there at pivotal moments that shaped the world we all grew up in—serving in the halls of power during the first Gulf War, the second Gulf War, and standing in the center of the storm on September 11, 2001.

He was a vice president whose role often felt more like co-president. A strategist. A lightning rod. A figure who could fill an entire history book on his own, and still leave chapters unwritten.

Some saw him as a protector of American strength. Others saw him as the architect of forever conflicts and power without apology. He was praised, he was despised, and he was endlessly parodied. But he was always relevant. In history, to be remembered is to be significant. Cheney was that.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney died late Monday. He was 84.

“His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed,” his family said in a statement.

Whatever comes next—whatever exists beyond here—he now meets it. And history, as always, will continue debating him, studying him, and trying to understand the era he helped shape.

He now meets his fate as is Earthly existence fails to continue..