Per USA Today:
WASHINGTON – Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a foreign policy leader in the Senate who received the Defense Department's highest civilian award for his efforts to secure and destroy weapons of mass destruction after the collapse of the Soviet Union, died Sunday, according to his family.
He had been a leading voice for decades on foreign policy, helping create a highly respected program to reduce the chance of nuclear annihilation. He also tried to mitigate hunger around the world and in schools, and to warn about the national security consequences of fossil fuel dependence.
One of the last Republican statesmen. RIP and may his memory be a blessing to all who loved him.
Sunday, Apr 28, 2019 · 4:36:02 PM +00:00 · camlbacker
Always courteous if somewhat stiff, he was considered one of a vanishing breed of statesmen who thought less about short-term political gain and believed in putting in the hard work on hearings, investigations and diplomacy – including a willingness to work with those on the other side to get things done.
Tom Davies at Talking Points Memo has a remembrance that is well worth reading here.