Former Vice President Dick Cheney died today, Nov. 4, at the age of 84. His family announced his death “due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease,” in a statement that also noted “his beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed.” Before Cheney served two terms as vice president under President George W. Bush, he was President George H.W. Bush’s Secretary of Defense. During his tenure as vice president,