Today, Former United States Senator Fred Thompson from Tennessee passed away in Nashville. In 1994, Senator Thompson led the TN Republican ticket in taking all three state wide positions, Bill Frist replaced Democrat Jim Sasser and Don Sundquist took the Governor’s Office. It was a great night that sparked the Republican dominance of Tennessee.

The family statement said Thompson died Sunday in Nashville following a recurrence of lymphoma. It added he was surrounded by his family.

“It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, father and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville,” the statement added. “Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio, or the town square of … his home.”