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Former US Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia has died at 89, leaving a legacy of public service.
Former U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, an heir to one of America’s most famous family fortunes who built a decades-long political career in West Virginia, has died at 89.
Rockefeller’s family announced his death Thursday, saying the former Democratic senator died peacefully at his home in Charleston, West Virginia.
“Jay Rockefeller, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully this morning at his home in Charleston, West Virginia,” the family said in a statement. “He was 89 years old.”