One of the best loved White House Press Secretaries in recent years, Tony Snow, has lost his battle with colon cancer.

Tony’s early years were spent as a political writer and journalist before he took over as the voice of U.S. President George Bush’s administration in 2006.

Snow had been fighting cancer for several years. Doctors had removed his colon in 2005 after he was diagnosed with cancer. He then underwent six months of chemotherapy.