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SUMMARY: Since the state of Hawaii was admitted to the union in 1959, Daniel Inouye represented its constituents. A senator for nearly 50 years, Inouye died at the age of 88. Jeffrey Brown reports on the life and legacy of statesman, remembered as a life-long civil servant, World War II hero and consensus builder in Congress.
JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): The late Senator Daniel Inouye was remembered today for his heroism in war, soft-spoken dignity in office and decades of service. The Hawaii Democrat died Monday.
Jeffrey Brown has this look back at his life.
JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): Daniel Inouye's desk in the U.S. Senate chamber sat empty today, save for a bouquet of white roses and black shroud. And in his office, colleagues, friends and admirers filled a book of condolences.
Nearing his 50th year in the Upper Chamber, Inouye had represented the state of Hawaii in Congress from the moment it was admitted to the union in 1959.
SEN. HARRY REID, D-Nev.: Our friend, Dan Inouye, just died.
JEFFREY BROWN: His passing was announced last night to a stunned Senate chamber by Majority Leader Harry Reid.
HARRY REID: His service in the Senate will be with the greats of this body.
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL, R-Ky.: An iconic political figure of his beloved Hawaii and the only original member of a congressional delegation still serving in Congress.
Video clip from the Ken Burns documentary "The War"
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