Roberta McCain, Mother Of Sen. John McCain, Dies At 108 - NPR

Roberta McCain, the mother of late U.S.

Senator John McCain, is seated prior to ceremonies honoring him in the Capitol Rotunda, Aug.

Roberta McCain, the mother of late U.S.

Senator John McCain, is seated prior to ceremonies honoring him in the Capitol Rotunda, Aug.

That firm, principled woman, Roberta McCain, died on Monday.

John McCain's widow, Cindy McCain, announced her death on Twitter.

It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my wonderful Mother In-law, Roberta McCain.

Roberta McCain, he said, had an "unsinkable personality, that kind of, you know, never say die ...

In his speech to the Republican National Convention in 2008, John McCain recalled that as a Navy brat his father was often at sea and the job of raising him and his two siblings fell to his mother.

When John McCain was running for president on the Republican ticket against Barack Obama in 2008, Roberta McCain was already in her late 90s – but she would periodically join him on the campaign trail.

John McCain died of brain cancer in 2018