Missouri said goodbye Tuesday to Kit Bond, the Republican former governor, U.S. senator and auditor who spent 34 of his 86 years in public office.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and first lady Claudia Kehoe pay their respects at a memorial service for former Missouri Gov. and U.S. Sen. Christopher Kit Bond at the state Capitol on Tuesday, May 20 ...

Christopher “Kit” Bond, a former Missouri governor and U.S. Senator who, over 24 years, changed the face of Kansas City, died Tuesday in his native St. Louis at age 86 . A Republican who was ...

Former Missouri governor and U.S. Senator Kit Bond has died at 86. Bond served two terms as governor and represented Missouri in the Senate for over two decades, leaving a lasting impact on the state.

Former U.S. Sens. Kit Bond, center left, and John Danforth, center right, laugh after Bond was introduced at the inauguration for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in Jefferson City on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017.

'A man who truly loved Missouri': Kit Bond, former Missouri governor, US senator, dies at 86 Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., testifies in front of House Government Opposition Committee, on Oct. 28, 1993.

Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., testifies in front of House Government Opposition Committee, on Oct. 28, 1993. (Photo by Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images) SOURCE: CQ Archive ...