This past Saturday, our nation lost senator, presidential candidate and decorated war hero John McCain. Senator McCain, like any other political figure, had supporters and critics throughout the years on both sides of the political spectrum. Regardless of his politics though, it seems that the senator had a few key supporters throughout his life: his family.

On the evening of his death, his daughter Meghan McCain posted a heartfelt tribute on Twitter:

…he raised me, taught me, corrected me, comforted me, encouraged me, and supported me in all things. He loved me, and I loved him. His love and his care, ever-present, always unfailing, took me from a girl to a woman—and he showed me what it is to be a man…in this loss, and in this sorrow, I take comfort in this: John McCain, hero of the republic and hero to his little girl, wakes today in something more glorious than anything on this earth.

I love that she said “hero to his republic and hero to his little girl.” This tells me everything I need to know about what type of parent Senator McCain was.

Meghan is a very accomplished woman in her own right. She is a co-host…