WASHINGTON — Caspar Weinberger, the former Secretary of Defense for Ronald Reagan, has died after a brief illness. He was 88. Forbes magazine confirmed Weinberger's death to FOX News. Weinberger served as publisher chairman of the magazine and as a columnist there since 1988. He died at a hospital in Bangor, Maine.Weinberger was a longtime confidant of Reagan, having served nearly seven years as the 15th defense secretary. Reagan also appointed him to posts on the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the National Economic Commission.
Weinberger's death comes almost simultaneously to the death of another longtime Reagan compatriot, Lyn Nofziger, who died Monday at age 81 from cancer.
| Rest in peace, Cap. God Bless. |