The funeral for former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is set to take place this week in Washington, DC.
Cheney died of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease at the age of 84 on Nov. 3, his relatives said.
The longtime force in Republican politics served under former President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and was considered one of the most powerful and controversial men to hold the vice president role, in large part because of his role in leading the push to invade Iraq in 2003.
He became a critic of President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, saying he voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, USA TODAY previously reported.
Born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1941, the former VP grew up in Wyoming, where he served as a congressman and later retired. He is survived by his wife, Lynne, and two daughters, Mary and Liz. Liz Cheney is a former GOP lawmaker.
