Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, November 7, 2025 Dick Cheney, a true patriot who served this nation under three U.S. Presidents, at 84 Regarded as the most powerful Vice President in U.S. history and a Washington, D.C. presence, influencer for over 50 years D ick Cheney was the most powerful person to ever set foot in Washington, D.C., who was never a household name. Even in the midst of one of the most turbulent epochs in American history — the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in 2001 and the lengthy wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which followed — the overwhelming majority of our nation’s citizens saw President George W. Bush as the face of Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 the White House and little else. That does not mean he did his service in an unknown and unassuming fashion. During Vice President Cheney’s two terms with the second President Bush from 2000-2008, many informed political pundits knew and identified him as “the man behind the curtain” of those Bush presidential years, a veritable “Wizard of Oz of the Aughts.” Editorial Former Vice President Dick Cheney passed away Monday, November 3 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. He was 84. It was remarkable, those closest to him said through the years, that Mr. Cheney had such longevity, considering he battled through several decades of serious heart disease, including surviving five heart attacks, his first at age 37. In 2012, soon after his fifth, he underwent a heart transplant at age 71. Mr. Cheney was regarded as a powerful influencer as chief of staff under President Gerald Ford in the 1970s, U.S. Representative from Wyoming from 1979-1989, Defense Secretary under President George H.W. Bush in the early 1990s and, according to many on both sides of the political fence, a hands-on “shot caller” in the second Bush administration. Through all of these varied roles, there was a constant. Dick Cheney was a true American patriot. He lived a life of loyalty and service to this country Vice President Dick Cheney 1941-2025 and all of its citizens. While many ended up doubting his methods and actions by the time the second Bush term ended in 2008, no one questioned his patriotism. When he arrived in the White House as the 46th U.S. Vice President, America was in a stable position as to world standing and economic stability. It only took a few fateful hours months later when the U.S. suffered its worst terrorist attack in history on September 11, 2001, when hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Working side-by-side with President Bush, Mr. Cheney saw the nation through the fear and anxiety — and mourning — and helped get its people to the other side. Prolonged wars followed, and Mr. Cheney bore the brunt of the intense criticism over the propriety, but the nation was indeed much safer on January 1, 2009, when he and Bush left office, than on 9/11. President Bush, whose stature and historical “rating” has soared substantially since he left office 16 years ago, due to his handling of the country post-9/11 and his humanitarian pursuits since he left office, made the following statement this week on Mr. Cheney’s passing: “History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation — a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position he held.” Rest in peace, Vice President Cheney. We mourn your loss. Advocate Call now! 617-387-2200 advertise on the web at www.advocatenews.net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
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