Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84 following complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. Cheney, who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, was a prominent figure in the George W. Bush administration. His death marks the end of an era for many Americans who have remembered him as a key player in the events of 9/11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.