Virginia Sen. Mark Warner announced that his daughter Madison Warner passed away at age 36 after a “decade-long battle” with juvenile diabetes.
“She filled our lives with love and laughter, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void,” Warner said in a statement posted on social media on April 20.
Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, asked for privacy in a statement as they “work through this significant loss.” The couple is survived by two children, Jillian and Eliza.
Mr. Warner is an advocate for insulin affordability, expanded access to diabetes care, and diabetes research in the Senate and has served as a representative from Virginia since 2009.
The American Diabetes Association estimates that more than 2 million people live with type 1 diabetes in the United States, including approximately 314,000 children and adolescents.
Warner expresses bipartisan condolences after daughter’s death
Warner, a Democrat, received condolences from members of both parties after announcing his daughter’s death.
“My prayers are with Senator Warner, his daughter, and their entire family. What a terrible loss at such a young age. May God comfort them,” Vice President J.D. Vance said in a statement posted on social media.
Virginia’s Democratic governor, Abigail Spanberger, said in a statement that her “deepest condolences go out to the Warner family,” while her Republican predecessor, Glenn Youngkin, said on social media that “our prayers are with the family on this most difficult day yet.”
