Sean Hannity paid a wonderful tribute this morning to Lindsey Graham, who passed away suddenly last night at the age of 71.

Here’s what Hannity wrote:

I woke up this morning to the tragic news that Senator Lindsey Graham of SC has passed away. Lindsey was a dear friend and the hardest working man in the US Senate. He was also one of President Trumps most loyal supporters.

Most people do not know his life’s story. He grew up living over a bar run by his family. After the early death of his parents he personally stepped up to provide for, and raise, his younger sister. He then became a Congressman and later a Senator.

Contrary to a public narrative that he was a war hawk, it was the opposite that is true. He wanted an end to the war with Russia and Ukraine and end all conflicts in the Middle East. There is no elected official that traveled to these regions more than Senator Graham. His dream for the Middle East was that of a lasting peace in the region between every nation and his hope was this could all be accomplished by the early fall. This is something he loved to discuss with President Trump and others day and night.

He loved his job more than any elected official I’ve ever known and serving the people of SC, for him, was a 24/7 focus. He was always on a mission to accomplish big things for the country and world. He will be greatly missed.

I pray his dream of a lasting peace is realized sooner than later. There was simply nobody in elected office that loved his job and worked harder.

Our love and prayers go out to all his family and friends as they mourn a political force of nature. And we pray that our God has welcomed him into his loving embrace in the paradise he has promised his believers.

God speed Senator Graham as you return to the home of our creator and Savior.

Amen.

To his point about Graham’s passion for peace between Russia and Ukraine, Graham was on video in Ukraine meeting with President Zelenskey less than two days ago. He clearly cared about it and there was apparently no signal that anything was wrong with Graham’s health. He will be missed.