--- title: Meghan McCain Weeps at John McCain's Casket description: Meghan McCain was openly emotional as she and her family paid their respects to her late father, Arizona Sen. John McCain. canonical: https://time.com/5382042/meghan-mccain-john-mccain-casket/ author: Alix Langone article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-29T21:46:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:57:35.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Meghan McCain Weeps at John McCain's Casket og:description: McCain's 7 children were all in attendance og:url: https://time.com/5382042/meghan-mccain-john-mccain-casket/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5523fdd7d2891e40/69893901e76ad22311632de5/meghan-mccain-funeral-goodbye.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5393 og:image:height: 3034 og:image:alt: Arizona Sen. 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McCain, a decorated war hero, died August 25 at the age of 81 after a long battle with Glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, touches the casket during a memorial service at the Arizona Capitol on August 29, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona. John McCain will lie in state at the Arizona State Capitol before being transported to Washington D.C. where he will be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis. Sen. McCain, a decorated war hero, died August 25 at the age of 81 after a long battle with Glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. Jae C. Hong - Pool/Getty Images by [Alix Langone](https://time.com/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Aug 29, 2018 9:46 PM UTC The family of [late Arizona Sen. John McCain](http://time.com/5380779/he-failed-a-lot-but-he-never-quit-watch-lindsey-grahams-emotional-farewell-to-john-mccain/) tearfully paid their respects at a memorial service honoring him Wednesday at the Arizona Capitol. McCain’s widow, Cindy McCain, was the first to say goodbye as he laid in state, touching his flag-draped casket and gently resting her head on it and kissing it before walking away. Meghan McCain, the late Senator’s daughter who publicly and [fervently defended her father](http://time.com/5327550/meghan-mccain-donald-trump-attacks-john-mccain/)_,_ followed. She wept as she walked up to the casket and touched it with her with right hand, leaning on it for support as she walked away audibly sobbing.  Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, touches the casket during a memorial service at the Arizona Capitol on August 29, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona. John McCain will lie in state at the Arizona State Capitol before being transported to Washington D.C. where he will be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis. Sen. McCain, a decorated war hero, died August 25 at the age of 81 after a long battle with Glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. Jae C. Hong - Pool/Getty Images When he passed away on Saturday, Meghan shared an [emotional farewell statement to her father on Twitter](http://time.com/5377605/john-mccain-dies-cindy-meghan/), writing “All that I am is thanks to him. Now that he is gone, the task of my lifetime is to live up to his example, his expectations, and his love.” McCain has six other children, who are generally less visible in the public eye than Meghan – a host on ABC’s _The View_. McCain adopted his first wife Carol’s sons from a previous marriage, Doug, 58, and Andy, 56, before having one child with Carol – his oldest daughter Sidney, 51\. He went on to have three children with his second wife Cindy — Meghan, 33, Jack, 32, and Jimmy, 30\. The couple also later adopted their daughter Bridget, 27, from Bangladesh. All seven of his children sat together after publicly mourning their father at the Capitol Wednesday. The Arizona Capitol viewing was also open to the public Wednesday afternoon for those who want to pay their respects. The full schedule of memorial events honoring McCain can [be found on his website](https://www.johnmccain.com/).  (L-R front) Cindy McCain, wife of US Senator John McCain, with her sons Jack, Jimmy, and daughter' Meghan and Bridget (R rear), attend the memorial service for Snator McCain at the Arizona Capitol on August 29, 2018, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin - AFP/Getty Images The late Senator served in Congress for more than three decades and was widely admired for his patriotism and military service in the Vietnam War. He died Saturday after succumbing to an aggressive form of brain cancer. Wednesday would have been his 82nd birthday. [McCain planned his own funeral](http://time.com/5379383/john-mccain-letter/), and asked former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama to eulogize him. He requested that President Donald Trump not attend his funeral. 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