Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces death of father

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his father, Abe, died Wednesday astatine the property of 98.

"In truthful galore ways—he personified the top generation," Schumer said successful a connection connected societal media.

Schumer described his begetter arsenic a benignant and resilient man.

"He took immoderate was thrown astatine him nary substance however difficult, did his job, ne'er complained," Schumer said. "An astonishing husband, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent. We emotion him & volition miss him."

According to the New York Daily News, Schumer told reporters earlier this week that his begetter had been successful the infirmary aft a caller bosom procedure.

On Veterans Day, Schumer shared a representation of his father, who was successful a wheelchair. Schumer thanked his begetter for serving the state successful World War II.