Roberta McCain turns 107: 'The View' co-host Meghan McCain wishes her grandmother a happy birthday

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A life well lived!

"The View" co-host Meghan McCain tweeted sweet birthday wishes for her grandmother, Roberta McCain, who is celebrating her 107th birthday on Feb. 7.

"Happy 107th birthday to my grandmother Roberta McCain," Meghan wrote. "You are the epitome of strength and grace, an American treasure and one of my life role models. Thank you for showing me and so many others how to truly live life on your own terms. I love you."

She included a photo of the two sharing a hug. Also in the snapshot is Roberta's son, the late Sen. John McCain, as well as Sen. Lindsey Graham.

John McCain, who was one of Roberta's three children, died in August 2018 at 81 after a battle with brain cancer.

In John's memoir, Faith of My Fathers, he described Roberta as an "extroverted and irrepressible woman,."

She held hands with granddaughter Meghan as they sat next to each other at John's funeral. She was the last person to touch his casket and did the sign of the cross after doing so.

Roberta's late husband, also named John, was a U.S.Navy Admiral who died in 1981. Her twin sister, Rowena, died in 2011 at age 99.

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