Senator John McCain died on August 25, 2018, at the age of 81 years. He died among his friends and families. The late senator was laid to rest at the US Naval Academy on September 2, 2018. All his friends and families paid their tribute to the Late Senator John McCain. Among the family members, John McCain mother Roberta McCain also attended her son’s funeral.
It wasn’t easy for an old mother at age 106 to be still alive while her son lays in the death bead. Roberta McCain describes herself as the number one fan of her son and has supported him through his entire career, including John McCain presidential campaign of 2008. However, the John McCain’s old mother keeps strong health and heart and is proud of her son.
Roberta McCain family has gone through some rough times. Late John McCain described her as “strong and determined woman” who never let go of her family.
Please scroll down if you want to know more about the exciting life of a loving mother and an inspiring woman Roberta McCain bio and wiki facts. In the section below, we will discuss John McCain mother Roberta McCain life, health, and family. We will also explore Roberta McCain net worth and her early years when she was young.
Who is John McCain’s mother Roberta McCain?
Roberta McCain age was 21 years when she eloped with her husband John McCain to Tijuana, Mexico. Then as a young woman, Roberta Wright was a freshman at the University of California. Roberta’s father was a successful wildcatter. Growing up with her father, young Roberta and her sister Rowena used to go for long trips.
After her mother’s objection to marrying a sailor, Roberta McCain eloped with her young husband John McCain Jr. and married in Caesar’s Bar on January 21, 1933. John McCain Jr. was a sailor, who later became a four-star Admiral of the US Navy. After Roberta McCain married her husband, she gave birth to three children. Roberta McCain children are Jean McCain, John S. McCain III, and Joe McCain.
In 1967, now late Senator John McCain was captured as a war criminal in Vietnam. However, as a proud wife of a Navy officer, she held her ground and asked for no special sympathy. As she recalls the event of her son’s captivity, at first she thought her son was dead. But later when she learned her son was still alive but taken a captive, she remarks,
“Can you believe that’s the best news I ever had in my life?”
John McCain, in one of his books, wrote about the inspiration his mother was to him. He wrote that his mother,
“raised to be a strong, determined woman who thoroughly enjoyed life, and always tried to make the most of her opportunities. She was encouraged to accept, graciously and with good humor, the responsibilities and sacrifices her choices have required of her.”
Roberta McCain Net Worth
Roberta McCain, the mother of now late Senator John McCain has had a long life to have had many insights on life. She is still alive and shares her insight with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
But as far as Roberta McCain net worth is in question, there are no sources pinpointing how much Roberta McCain net worth is. Neither has she declared herself what her net worth is.
However, we can provide an update on late Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy McCain net worth. Late Senator John McCain net worth was estimated at $16 million while his wife Cindy McCain net worth was estimated at $ 200 million.
Roberta McCain Wiki-Bio
Senator Roberta McCain age is 106 years. She was born on 7 February 1912. Her birthplace is Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. Roberta McCain married her husband in 1933. She eloped with husband John S. McCain Jr. when her age was 21 years. After her husband’s death, Roberta McCain had been living with her son late John McCain.
Roberta McCain parents were Archibald Wright and Myrtle Fletcher.
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