There were reports he was pretty sick, and he had missed the debt ceiling/government shutdown vote on Wednesday night. He just passed away a few hours ago at the age of 82.
Rep. Bill Young of Florida, the longest-serving Republican member of the House, died Friday evening, his chief of staff said.
Harry Glenn said that C.W. Bill Young was surrounded by family when he died at 6:50 p.m. at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
"The cause of death was complications related to a chronic injury," Glenn said.
News of Young's death came two days after his family said in a statement that he was "gravely ill."
R.I.P.