Johnjay & Rich Pay Tribute To Arizona Senator John McCain

By Alex Siordian

August 26, 2018

Arizona Sen. John McCain passed away Saturday afternoon at the age of 81 and hundreds of thousands of fans as well as supporters took to social media to send their condolences and well-wishes for the family of the late Senator. 

So did Johnjay & Rich who both have a long standing friendship with the Senator since his connection with Arizona runs deep. The Senator stopped by the show a while back to say hello and give a few liners. (See the hilarious video below)

The connection for Johnjay is close since his mother also passed from the type of brain cancer that afflicted McCain. Johnjay said in a recent Twitter post: 

"This hits really close to home for me and my family because #TheSenator is actually suffering from the same kind of brain cancer that took my mother from us (well before her time.)... I've personally known #SenMcCain for almost 20 year and throughout that entire time he has always been an incredibly supportive of the Johnjay & Rich show, and for that I am truly grateful"

Thank you #LoveUp 🇺🇸 #Repost @johnjayvanes ・・・ Let me start off by saying this is in no way a political post, but more of a humanitarian one. Earlier today #JohnMcCain's family announced that he had passed away from the #braincancer he has been battling. This hits really close to home for me and my family because #TheSenator is actually suffered from the same kind of brain cancer that took my mother from us(well before her time). It’s called a GBM level 4, that’s what my mom had, the worst kind you can get To this day I vividly remember all the treatment talks and how difficult they were. What Im trying to say is I know exactly what his family is going through right now, and I would not wish times like this on anyone! Because of that I wanted to send my love & prayers out to Sen McCain, his family, and to ANYONE else that's currently battling with any kind of #Cancer. Ive personally know #SenMcCain for almost 20 years and throughout that entire time he has always been incredibly supportive of the Johnjay & Rich show, and for that I am truly grateful. To give you an idea of who he was when he let his guard down, here's a fun video we recorded together "a few" years back. As you can see, Senator McCains got jokes! He was not only an impressive person, but also a lot of fun to be around, and I will always value the time I got to spend with him. So lets all set our political affiliations aside for just a moment, and send some positive vibes over to a family that could really use them right now. #EffCancer #hero #family #dad #husband #son #brother #americanhero #LoveUp

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