Doug McCain, the eldest son of the late Republican presidential nominee and Arizona Sen. John McCain, has died at 66.
The McCain Institute mentioned in a press release that the junior McCain, a Navy pilot like his father, would “be remembered as a patriot and good friend to the numerous alumni of Sen. McCain’s Institute, campaigns & Senate employees.” A web-based obituary mentioned Doug McCain died “immediately” final week, however the institute, a nonprofit established in 2012, didn’t instantly affirm his reason behind demise.
The organic son of Alasdair Swanson and Carol Shepp McCain, he was adopted by Sen. McCain in 1966 after the longtime Arizona lawmaker tied the knot with Shepp McCain the yr earlier than.
Sen. John McCain reaches out to his spouse Cindy are flanked by son, Doug McCain, because the then-Republican presidential candidate arrives in Syracuse, New York on March 4, 2000.
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The youthful McCain, a Florida native, was raised in Jacksonville, Florida, and later attended the College of Virginia, the place he met his spouse of 40 years, Ashley, in keeping with his obituary. He joined the Navy in 1982 and spent six years flying A-6 Intruders. Later, he turned an American Airways business pilot, rising to captain.
Doug McCain was a father to daughter Caroline McCain Hendrickson, her spouse Emily, son Doug Shepp McCain Jr., his spouse Ellie and their son Teddy. McCain can be survived by his youthful brother Andy McCain, who Sen. McCain additionally adopted, and their youthful sister Sidney McCain. Sen. McCain was later remarried to Doug McCain’s stepmother Cindy McCain, and his stepsiblings embrace Bridget, Jack, Jimmy and TV persona Meghan McCain.
In a heartfelt social media put up on Could 23, the previous co-host of “The View” mentioned she was “deeply saddened” to share the information of her older brother’s “sudden passing.”
“He was a very fantastic, joyful man who supported me all through my life. He introduced humor, enjoyable and nice dialog to each room,” the “Citizen McCain” podcast host wrote. “I’ll cherish our reminiscences collectively. Our prayers are together with his spouse Ashley and youngsters Caroline and Shepp.”
Sen. McCain died of the mind most cancers glioblastoma on Aug. 25, 2018.
When requested about his father’s legacy, Doug McCain informed a Norfolk, Virginia, NBC affiliate that it was “to encourage folks, to work for a trigger better than their very own, and to acknowledge that America is an distinctive nation, and that we’re the world’s biggest hope for democracy.
Cindy McCain, who beforehand served as chief of the World Meals Programme, stepped down in February to concentrate on recovering after she had a gentle stroke in October.
Final week, she posted a photograph of herself and her late husband on Instagram, sharing on what would have been the couple’s forty sixth wedding ceremony anniversary that “I miss John day by day and proceed to be impressed by what he stood for.”
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