The family of late Arizona Sen. John McCain tearfully paid their respects at a memorial service honoring him Wednesday at the Arizona Capitol.
McCain’s widow, Cindy McCain, was the first to say goodbye as he laid in state, touching his flag-draped casket and gently resting her head on it and kissing it before walking away.
Meghan McCain, the late Senator’s daughter who publicly and fervently defended her father, followed. She wept as she walked up to the casket and touched it with her with right hand, leaning on it for support as she walked away audibly sobbing.
Saying Their Goodbyes
The senator will lie in state in Arizona on Wednesday before a memorial service celebrating his life at North Phoenix Baptist Church the following day. He will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. on Friday, August 31, before a funeral mass at the National Cathedral on Saturday, September 1, where former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will deliver eulogies. A private burial will take place on Sunday, September 2, following a private service at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. McCain diedon Saturday, August 25, at the age of 81 after battling brain cancer. The McCain family announced one day prior that he would not continue medical treatment for the condition.
Oh, God..seeing @MeghanMcCain losing it like that..reminds me of me when I lost my dad...I'm heartbroken for his family and our country..we have all lost a great man..#RIPMaverick
I just can't watch @MeghanMcCain 's heart break on line. To the whole family I'm sorry you lost your dad and husband. There are no politics in a family grieving.#JohnMcCainRIP
Strategist - SpeakerWho doesn't wish they could just hug @MeghanMcCain right now. So heartbreaking. To her he is not the war hero or statesman, he is Dad. #JohnMcCain
My heart breaks seeing @MeghanMcCain cry for her father
I'm watching the service for Senator #JohnMcCain at the Arizona State Capitol. My heart breaks for @MeghanMcCain for losing her dad, friend, & teacher. Although we are mostly on opposite sides of politics, I still feel for her. May God bless and keep you in your time of mourning.
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