Dick Cheney: Vice President, Cardiac Legend, Fly Fishing Icon
At 84, Dick Cheney packed up a lifetime of political multitasking before catching his final wave â courtesy of pneumonia and a cardiac-vascular tag team. Known for turning the vice presidency into the Senate's ultimate boss level under George W. Bush, Cheneyâs rĂ©sumĂ© reads like the varied settings of a wild political RPG: defense secretary, White House chief of staff, and Wyoming congressman. His familyâs heartfelt obituary hailed him as a 'noble giant' who schooled his kids and grandkids on patriotism, courage, honor, kindness, and apparently fly fishingâa combo so bizarre it sounds like an indie country band name. Rest in cardiac peace, you complex sandwich of American politics.
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Dick Cheney died from pneumonia and heart drama, proving even a guy who practically wrote the vice president's handbook canât cheat a cardiac endgame or skip his fishing lessons in the afterlife.
Cheney redefined the VP job into power flex mode, then clocked out at 84 via pneumonia and heart failure. Politics can be deadly literally, and apparently fly fishing is the post-retirement hustle.
When your family calls you a 'noble giant' and mentions you taught love and fly fishing, you know you had one heck of a PR campaign running alongside half a century of high-stakes political chess.
Source: Axios | Published: 11/4/2025 | Author: Andrew Pantazi
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