ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia, a centrist Republican who served as Navy secretary and one of the Senate’s most influential military experts, has died at 94, his longtime chief of staff said Wednesday.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherWarner died Tuesday of heart failure at home in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and daughter at his side, Susan A.
Magill said."He was frail but had a lot of spirit and was involved until his last days," Magill said.Warner, a courtly figure who squired celebrities and was married to Elizabeth Taylor when he was elected to the Senate in 1978, and went on to serve five terms before retiring from the chamber in 2008.