WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after former U.S. Senator and astronaut John Glenn (D-OH) passed away at the age 95, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement:

“John Glenn was an inspiration to many and one of the finest men I have ever met.  He touched the heavens and countless lives here on Earth.  I was proud to call him a colleague and friend.  My deepest sympathies to his family, particularly his beloved wife of seventy plus years, and copilot in life, Annie.”