Courtesy of Dave Knachel, Va. Tech Virginia Techâs Alexa Milius (second from left) is shown being mobbed by her teammates after her game-ending homer in last weekendâs regional final win over BYU. The Hokies won a regional for the first time in 13 years. Former Sen. John W. Warner, who led Virginia's congressional delegation, dies at 94 ANDREW CAIN Richmond Times-Dispatch May 26, 2021 John W. Warner, a Republican U.S. senator for 30 years who led Virginiaâs congressional delegation and whose marriage to actress Elizabeth Taylor brought a dash of glamour to Virginia politics, has died. He was 94. Mr. Warner died of heart failure Tuesday night at home in Alexandria with family at his side.