Post by Jessiealan on May 30, 2015 23:14:30 GMT -5
Beau Biden, Son of Vice President Joe Biden, Dies After Battle With Brain Cancer
Beau Biden, former Delaware attorney general and the son of Vice President Joe Biden, died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer, the vice president said in a statement.
"The entire Biden family is saddened beyond words. We know that Beau's spirit will live on in all of us-especially through his brave wife, Hallie, and two remarkable children, Natalie and Hunter," Joe Biden said in a statement Saturday.
Beau Biden, 46, was hospitalized earlier this m
onth at Walter Reed Medical Center. He died Saturday evening surrounded by his family, the vice president's office said.
Beau Biden was diagnosed with brain cancer in August of 2013, and he underwent successful surgery and chemotherapy treatment. This spring, he suffered a recurrence and sought treatment, the vice president's office said.
Joe Biden said in the statement that "he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day of his life."
Beau Biden was attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to 2015. He joined the Delaware National Guard in 2003, where he served as a major and was awarded the Bronze Star. He served one year in Iraq, from 2008 to 2009, on deployment with the Guard.
Last year, Biden declined to seek a third term as attorney general and said he planned to run for governor in 2016. Biden was most recently with the law firm Grant & Eisenhofer.
President Barack Obama said he and Michelle were grieving, and called Beau a friend.
"Michelle and I humbly pray for the good Lord to watch over Beau Biden, and to protect and comfort his family here on Earth," Obama said.
"Like his dad, Beau was a good, big-hearted, devoutly Catholic and deeply faithful
man, who made a difference in the lives of all he touched — and he lives on in their hearts," Obama said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/vice-president-joe-bidens-son-beau-dies-n367171
Beau Biden, former Delaware attorney general and the son of Vice President Joe Biden, died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer, the vice president said in a statement.
"The entire Biden family is saddened beyond words. We know that Beau's spirit will live on in all of us-especially through his brave wife, Hallie, and two remarkable children, Natalie and Hunter," Joe Biden said in a statement Saturday.
Beau Biden, 46, was hospitalized earlier this m
onth at Walter Reed Medical Center. He died Saturday evening surrounded by his family, the vice president's office said.
Beau Biden was diagnosed with brain cancer in August of 2013, and he underwent successful surgery and chemotherapy treatment. This spring, he suffered a recurrence and sought treatment, the vice president's office said.
Joe Biden said in the statement that "he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day of his life."
Beau Biden was attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to 2015. He joined the Delaware National Guard in 2003, where he served as a major and was awarded the Bronze Star. He served one year in Iraq, from 2008 to 2009, on deployment with the Guard.
Last year, Biden declined to seek a third term as attorney general and said he planned to run for governor in 2016. Biden was most recently with the law firm Grant & Eisenhofer.
President Barack Obama said he and Michelle were grieving, and called Beau a friend.
"Michelle and I humbly pray for the good Lord to watch over Beau Biden, and to protect and comfort his family here on Earth," Obama said.
"Like his dad, Beau was a good, big-hearted, devoutly Catholic and deeply faithful
man, who made a difference in the lives of all he touched — and he lives on in their hearts," Obama said
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/vice-president-joe-bidens-son-beau-dies-n367171