John Jay Rockefeller, heir to famed dynasty and healthcare advocate in US Senate, dead at 89

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America’s most famous and wealthiest families who, during three decades in the US Senate, sought expanded healthcare for the poor and excoriated President George W. Bush’s handling of the Iraq War, died on Friday at his home in Washington, the Washington Post reported.