Former Democratic Senator and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham has died at 87, his family announced in a social media post of Tuesday evening.
Former Democratic Senator and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham has died at 87.
Graham’s family announced the death Tuesday evening in a statement posted on X by his daughter Gwen Graham.
“As a legislator, Florida’s 38th Governor, and a United States Senator, Bob Graham devoted his life to the betterment of the world around him,” the family announced.
“The memorials to that devotion are everywhere – from the Everglades and other natural treasures he was determined to preserve, to the colleges and universities he championed with his commitment to higher education, to the global understanding he helped to foster through his work with the intelligence community, and so many more,” the family said.
His family remembered Graham for being a devoted grandfather and for his love for Florida.
“Bob Graham would tell people his favorite title was not Governor or Senator. It was the name his grandchildren gave him: Doodle. ‘When I’m really good, they call me Super Doodle,’ he liked to say,” the family said.
“For 87 years, Bob Graham was so much more than really good,” they said.
