Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia dead at 92 By ANDREW TAYLOR 2010-06-28T20:16:31Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, a son of West Virginia coal country who used his mastery of Senate rules and a taste for hardball tactics to become a passionate and often feared advocate for the state and the Senate he loved, died Monday at age 92.... © 2010 The Associated Press.