据伊丽莎白·多尔基金会报道，美国前参议员、前共和党总统候选人鲍勃·多尔于周日去世。
该基金会称，98岁的多尔是一名授勋二战老兵，一生中大部分时间都是一名公务员。
多尔一家在周日的一份声明中说:“感谢你们在过去一年里倾注的爱，这种爱继续支撑着我们，因为我们为失去我们作为丈夫和父亲所认识的这个珍贵的男人而感到悲痛。“鲍勃·多尔从来不仅仅是我们的——我们与各行各业、各种政治信仰的美国人分享他。他把一生都奉献给了为你服务，所以当他去世时，如此多的人向他致敬是令人感动的。
“美国失去了一位英雄;我们的家庭已经失去了岩石，”声明继续说道。“当我们回忆起他天赋的幽默感时，我们会微笑。我们将一起从我们一生中不平凡的时刻中获得安慰。”
关于他的追悼会和活动的细节尚未公布。
众议院议长南希·佩洛西去世后，下令美国国会大厦降半旗致哀。
向鲍勃·多尔致敬
随着多尔去世的消息传开，一些和他一起服役并再次竞选多尔的人对他的服务和他的遗产表示敬意。
乔·拜登总统
“鲍勃是美国历史上少有的政治家。一位战争英雄，也是最伟大一代中最伟大的一位。对我来说，他也是一个朋友，我可以向他寻求值得信赖的指导，或者在适当的时候说一句幽默的话来缓解紧张的神经。我会想念我的朋友。”
“鲍勃是一个值得美国人钦佩的人。他有一种准确无误的正直和荣誉感。愿上帝保佑他，愿我们的国家永远继承他的正直、尊严、幽默和爱国精神。”
拜登下令美国国旗降半旗，直到周四日落。周日晚上，公告发布后不久，白宫上方的美国国旗降下。
前总统巴拉克·奥巴马
“参议员多尔是一位战争英雄、政治领袖和政治家——他的事业和举止让人回想起最伟大一代的成员遵守某种准则，将国家置于政党之上的那一天。他的聪明才智只配得上他的正直，他的生活方式清楚地表明了他作为一个美国人有多自豪，以及他有多致力于让这个国家成为他所知道的一切。”
“我们想念伊丽莎白——她已经度过了自己非凡的服役生涯——以及所有认识和热爱一位真正的美国英雄的人。”
前总统乔治·布什
“劳拉和我对伟大的爱国者鲍勃·多尔参议员的去世感到悲痛。这个好人代表了美国最优秀的价值观。第二次世界大战期间，他穿着制服为他们辩护。他在美国参议院提拔了他们。他把他们当作父亲、丈夫和朋友来生活。”
“我们全家都受益于这种友谊，包括我的父亲。我将永远记得鲍勃在国会大厦向我已故的父亲致敬，现在我们布什夫妇向鲍勃致敬，并感谢他一生有原则的服务。”
杰夫·克里斯滕森/路透社，文件
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他的家人说，表彰那些为国家服务的人是多尔的首要任务。在2018年的一个重要时刻，多尔从轮椅上站起来，在国会大厦向前总统老布什致敬。
Honoring Bob Dole: Politicians react to former senator's death
Former U.S. senator and former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole died Sunday, according to the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.
Dole, 98, was a decorated WWII veteran and was a public servant for most of his life, the foundation said.
"Thank you for the outpouring of love over the last year, it continues to sustain us as we grieve the loss of the precious man we knew as husband and father," the Dole family said in a statement Sunday. "Bob Dole was never only ours - we shared him with Americans from every walk of life and every political persuasion. He dedicated his life to serving you, and so it is heartwarming that so many honor him at his passing.
"America has lost one of its heroes; our family has lost its rock," the statement continued. "We will smile as we recall his gifted sense of humor. We will take comfort from the extraordinary moments of our lifetimes together."
Details about his memorial service and events have not been released.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ordered flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at half-staff following his death.
Honoring Bob Dole
As news spread of Dole's death, some who served with him and who ran again Dole honored his service and his legacy.
President Joe Biden
"Bob was an American statesman like few in our history. A war hero and among the greatest of the Greatest Generation. And to me, he was also a friend whom I could look to for trusted guidance, or a humorous line at just the right moment to settle frayed nerves. I will miss my friend."
"Bob was a man to be admired by Americans. He had an unerring sense of integrity and honor. May God bless him, and may our nation draw upon his legacy of decency, dignity, good humor, and patriotism for all time."
Biden ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Thursday. Shortly after the proclamation was issued Sunday evening, the U.S. flag above the White House was lowered.
Former President Barack Obama
"Senator Dole was a war hero, a political leader, and a statesman – with a career and demeanor harkening back to a day when members of the Greatest Generation abided by a certain code, putting country over party. His sharp wit was matched only by his integrity, and he lived his life in a way that made it clear just how proud he was to be an American, and how committed he was to making this country everything he knew it could be."
"Our thoughts are with Elizabeth – who has lived her own remarkable life of service – and all those who knew and loved a true American hero."
Former President George W. Bush
"Laura and I are saddened by the passing of a great patriot, Senator Bob Dole. This good man represented the finest of American values. He defended them in uniform during World War II. He advanced them in the United States Senate. And he lived them out as a father, husband, and friend."
"Our entire family benefitted from that friendship, including my father. I will always remember Bob's salute to my late dad at the Capitol, and now we Bushes salute Bob and give thanks for his life of principled service."
Honoring those who served their country was a priority for Dole, his family said. In a powerful moment in 2018, Dole stood up from his wheelchair to honor former President George H.W. Bush at the Capitol.
