Editing Colin Powell (section)

==Personal life and death==
Powell married [[Alma Powell|Alma Johnson]] on 25 August 1962. Their son, [[Michael Powell (lobbyist)|Michael Powell]], was the chairman of the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) from 2001 to 2005. Their daughters are [[Linda Powell]], an actress, and Annemarie Powell. Alma died in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/29/alma-powell-death/|title=Alma Powell, civic leader and widow of Colin Powell, dies at 86|first=Maham|last=Javaid|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 29, 2024|accessdate=July 29, 2024}}</ref> 

As a hobby, Powell restored old [[Volvo]] and [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] automobiles.<ref name=CNNinterview>{{Cite interview|access-date=June 14, 2009|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0510/17/lkl.01.html|first=Colin|last=Powell|interviewer=[[Larry King]]|title=Interview transcript|work=[[Larry King Live]]|publisher=CNN|date=October 17, 2005|archive-date=August 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828062641/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0510/17/lkl.01.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Atlantic2004>{{Cite interview|access-date=June 14, 2009|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/09/a-conversation-with-colin-powell/303436/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204025253/http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/09/a-conversation-with-colin-powell/303436/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2013|date=August 2, 2004|first=Colin|last=Powell|title=A Conversation with Colin Powell|work=[[The Atlantic]]|location=Washington, D.C.|interviewer=P. J. O'Rourke}}</ref> In 2013, he faced questions about his relationship with the Romanian diplomat [[Corina Crețu]], after a hacked [[AOL]] email account had been made public. He acknowledged a "very personal" email relationship but denied further involvement.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-02|title=Colin Powell insists 'there was no affair then and there is not one now' with diplomat|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/colin-powell-no-affair-not-article-1.1415208|access-date=2023-07-12|website=Daily News|location=New York}}</ref> He was an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 18, 2021|title=Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Dies of COVID Complications|url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2021/october/former-secretary-of-state-colin-powell-dies-of-covid-complications|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=CBN News|language=en|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019153805/https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2021/october/former-secretary-of-state-colin-powell-dies-of-covid-complications|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Board|first=Daily News Editorial|title=Son of NYC: Colin Powell's legacy of integrity|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-colin-powell-20211018-4jt4hyrxwbaphlps6eojogfiky-story.html|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=Daily News|date=October 18, 2021 |location=New York|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020123756/https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-colin-powell-20211018-4jt4hyrxwbaphlps6eojogfiky-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 18, 2021|title=Statement from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the passing of Gen. Colin Powell, former secretary of state|url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/statement-from-presiding-bishop-michael-curry-on-the-passing-of-gen-colin-powell-former-secretary-of-state/|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=The Episcopal Church|language=en-US|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018204322/https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/statement-from-presiding-bishop-michael-curry-on-the-passing-of-gen-colin-powell-former-secretary-of-state/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Special Military Funeral for Gen. (ret.) Colin Powell at Arlington National Cemetery 211105-A-IW468-015.jpg|thumb|Powell's coffin is carried by an Armed Forces body bearer team at his funeral on 5 November 2021]]
On 18 October 2021, Powell, who was being treated for [[multiple myeloma]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macias|first=Amanda|date=October 18, 2021|title=Colin Powell, former secretary of State who made case for Iraq invasion, dies of Covid complications at 84|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/18/colin-powell-former-secretary-of-state-who-made-case-for-iraq-invasion-dies-of-covid-complications-at-84.html|access-date=October 18, 2021|publisher=CNBC|language=en|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018121201/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/18/colin-powell-former-secretary-of-state-who-made-case-for-iraq-invasion-dies-of-covid-complications-at-84.html|url-status=live}}</ref> died at [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]] of complications from [[COVID-19]] at the age of 84.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 18, 2021|title=Colin Powell, Former US Secretary of State, dies at 84|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/18/how-colin-powell-went-bronx-dc-among-most-admired-americans/8505546002/|work=USA Today|author=Page, Susan}}</ref> He had been [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]], but his myeloma compromised his [[immune system]]; he also had early-stage [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name="NYT Obit"/><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Dunham|first1=Will|last2=Mohammed|first2=Arshad|date=October 19, 2021|title=Colin Powell, top U.S. soldier and diplomat, dies of COVID-19 complications|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ex-joint-chiefs-staff-powell-dies-covid-complications-facebook-post-2021-10-18/|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021024932/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ex-joint-chiefs-staff-powell-dies-covid-complications-facebook-post-2021-10-18/|url-status=live}}</ref> President Joe Biden and four of the five living former presidents issued statements calling Powell an American hero. Then-former president Donald Trump released a statement saying "He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace!" and referred to him as a "classic [[Republican In Name Only|RINO]]".<ref name="Garrison_10/18/2021">{{cite web | last=Garrison | first=Joey | title='Country before self ... before all else': US presidents remember Colin Powell as American hero | website=[[USA Today]] | date=October 18, 2021 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/18/colin-powell-remembered-biden-former-presidents/8505549002/ | access-date=October 19, 2021 | archive-date=October 18, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018223151/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/18/colin-powell-remembered-biden-former-presidents/8505549002/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Benen|first=Steve|author-link=Steve Benen|title=Trump admonishes Colin Powell the day after his death|date=October 19, 2021 |url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-admonishes-colin-powell-day-after-his-death-n1281919|access-date=October 20, 2021|publisher=MSNBC|language=en|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020171040/https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-admonishes-colin-powell-day-after-his-death-n1281919|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=David|title=Amid tributes to Colin Powell, Donald Trump disparages former secretary of state|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/19/donald-trump-disparages-powell-day-after-his-death/8520943002/|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020171039/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/19/donald-trump-disparages-powell-day-after-his-death/8520943002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Present at the funeral service at the [[Washington National Cathedral]] were President Biden and former presidents [[Barack Obama]] and [[George W. Bush]], along with First Lady [[Jill Biden]] and former first ladies [[Michelle Obama]], [[Laura Bush]], and [[Hillary Clinton]] (also representing her husband, former president [[Bill Clinton]], who was unable to attend following treatment for [[sepsis]]) as well as many other dignitaries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/05/1052482356/watch-colin-powells-funeral-is-held-at-washington-national-cathedral|title=Colin Powell is remembered as a down-to-earth statesman and leader at his funeral|last=Naylor|first=Brian|publisher=NPR|date=November 5, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>

Powell is buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] in Section 60, Grave 11917.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/Notable-Graves/African-Americans/Colin-Powell|title=General Colin Powell (1937–2021)|publisher=[[Arlington National Cemetery]]|access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref>