‘The View’s’ Meghan McCain Honors Her Late Grandmother Along With Friends and Family
Meghan McCain of The View recently welcomed daughter Liberty Sage with her husband Ben Domenech on Sept. 28. Now the talk show host is taking to social media with a more somber post to mark the passing of her grandmother, Roberta McCain. The 108-year-old matriarch died in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 12.
Meghan McCain tweets loving tribute
Following Roberta’s death on Monday, McCain posted a heartfelt message to her grandmother alongside a picture of the two.
“I love you Nana,” The View panelist wrote. “You’re everything I ever aspired to be. Thank you for teaching us all about living life on your own terms with grit, conviction, intensity and love.”
McCain praised her grandmother’s originality, along with her regret that Roberta didn’t get to see Liberty Sage in person.
“There will never be another one like you, you will be missed every day,” McCain tweeted. “I wish my daughter had gotten to meet you.”
McCain matriarch lived to 108 years old
According to Today.com, Roberta Wright was born on Feb. 7, 1912, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Her identical twin sister, Rowena, died in 2011 at 99 years old. The two shared a very close relationship and often traveled together.
In 1933, Roberta married John S. McCain Jr., a U.S. naval ensign who became a four-star Admiral. The couple had three children – Jean, Joe, and Senator John McCain. She will be buried next to her husband, who died in 1981.
Patriotism was ingrained in the McCains, where Roberta placed faith and devotion to America as top priorities in her home.
“The McCain family has tried to serve God and our country the best we can for over 100 years, and I hope our family continues,” she said in a 2008 C-SPAN interview, according to USA Today. “We just love our country and we want to do anything we can. We’re just middle-level people who try to be good Americans.”
Posts of remembrance for Roberta McCain
Cindy McCain announced her mother-in-law’s death on Twitter, posting of her loving bond with Roberta.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better role model or a better friend,” Cindy tweeted. “She joins her husband Jack, her son John and daughter Sandy.”
Former Today Show anchor Katie Couric recalled the McCain matriarch’s powerful presence in a previous sit-down with her and the Arizona senator.
“I had the privilege of interviewing both Senator McCain and Roberta back in 2008,” Couric wrote along with a clip of the interview. “She was sharp as a tack and a force to be reckoned with! Rest in Peace, Roberta.”
Journalist Greta Van Susteren posted of Roberta’s bold spirit, tweeting, “What a great run it was and what a great friend she was to me. She loved adventure..loved a good party. Yes, she was elderly but I still never believed this day would come…”
News correspondent Luke Russert remembered Roberta’s adventurous side, which included putting the pedal to the metal.
“God speed Roberta McCain,” Russert wrote with a previous interview segment. “Here she is on @MeetThePress at the spry age of 95 talking about how she still enjoyed driving too fast!”
Politicians including Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey also posted condolences.
