Daniel Inouye Dead: Hawaii Senator Dies After Fight With Respiratory Complications
Posted: 12/17/2012
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the Senate's most senior member, died Monday at the age of 88, according to reports from the Washington Post and the Associated Press.
Inouye's spokesman Peter Boylan said earlier Monday that Inouye had been hospitalized since early December "fighting respiratory complications."
His last word was "Aloha," according to a statement released by his office.
Inouye was the longest current serving senator at the time of his death and the second longest in Senate history. He was elected to office in 1962.
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