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Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's ... BeauBiden FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Thisisthelatestacceptedrevision,reviewedon1July2022. Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Americanpolitician(1969–2015) BeauBidenBidenin201344thAttorneyGeneralofDelawareInofficeJanuary2,2007 –January6,2015GovernorRuthAnnMinnerJackMarkellPrecededbyCarlDanbergSucceededbyMatthewDenn PersonaldetailsBornJosephRobinetteBidenIII(1969-02-03)February3,1969Wilmington,Delaware,U.S.DiedMay30,2015(2015-05-30)(aged 46)Bethesda,Maryland,U.S.Cause of deathGlioblastomaRestingplaceSt.JosephontheBrandywinePoliticalpartyDemocraticSpouse(s)HallieOlivere​(m. 2002)​Children2Parent(s) JoeBiden NeiliaHunterBiden RelativesBidenfamilyEducationUniversityofPennsylvania(BA)SyracuseUniversity(JD)MilitaryserviceBranch/serviceDelawareArmyNationalGuardYears ofservice2003–2015RankMajorUnit261stSignalBrigadeBattles/warsIraqWarAwardsLegionofMerit(posthumous)BronzeStarMedalDelawareConspicuousServiceCross(posthumous) JosephRobinette"Beau"Biden III(February3,1969–May30,2015)wasanAmericanpolitician,lawyer,andofficerintheArmyJudgeAdvocateGeneral'sCorpsfromWilmington,Delaware.TheoldestchildofcurrentU.S.presidentJoeBidenandNeiliaHunterBiden,heservedasthe44thattorneygeneralofDelawarefrom2007-2015,andwasamajorintheDelawareArmyNationalGuard,servingintheIraqWar.In2015,hediedofbraincanceratage46. Contents 1Earlylifeandfamily 2Career 3Militaryservice 4Politicalcareer 5Illnessanddeath 6Posthumousawardsandlegacy 7Notes 8References 9Externallinks Earlylifeandfamily[edit] Furtherinformation:FamilyofJoeBiden BeauBidenasachild,c.1980s JosephRobinette"Beau"BidenIIIwasborninWilmington,Delaware,onFebruary3,1969.HewasthefirstsonofJoeBiden(whowouldbecomeaU.S.senator,vicepresident,andpresident),andhisfirstwifeNeilia.OnDecember18,1972,Beau'smotherandinfantsisterNaomiwerekilledinanautomobileaccidentwhileChristmasshopping.Beauwasjustunderfouryearsold,andhisbrother,RobertHunter,wasjustunderthreeyearsold.BeauandHunterwereinthecarwhenthecrashtookplaceandwerecriticallyinjuredbutsurvived.Beausustainedmultiplebrokenbones,whileHuntersustainedinjuriestohisskullandseveretraumaticbraindamage.[1]Theyspentseveralmonthsinthehospital,wheretheirfatherwasswornintotheSenatetwoweeksaftertheaccident.[2][3][4] Accordingtosomeaccounts,BeauandHunterencouragedtheirfathertomarryagain,evengoingsofarastoaskhim"whenwere'we'goingtogetmarried".[5]InJune1977,hisfathermarriedJillJacobs,whoBeauwelcomedasastepmother.Hishalf-sister,Ashley,wasbornin1981.[6] BeauBidenmarriedHallieOliverein2002.Theyhadadaughterandson,NatalieNaomiBidenandRobertHunterBidenII,in2004and2006respectively.[7][8] Career[edit] BidengraduatedfromArchmereAcademy,hisfather'shighschoolalmamater,andtheUniversityofPennsylvaniain1991,[9]wherehewasamemberofthePsiUpsilonfraternity.[10]HewasalsoagraduateofSyracuseUniversityCollegeofLaw,aswashisfather.Aftergraduatingfromlawschool,heclerkedforJudgeStevenMcAuliffeoftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtofNewHampshire.[11]From1995to2004,heworkedattheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJusticeinPhiladelphia,firstasCounseltotheOfficeofPolicyDevelopmentandlaterasafederalprosecutorintheU.S.Attorney'sOffice.[12][13] FollowingtheKosovoWar(1999),BidenwasinKosovo[a]andworkedonbehalfoftheOSCEtotrainjudgesandprosecutorsforthelocaljudicialsystem.[14][15]In2004,hebecameapartnerinthelawfirmofBifferato,Gentilotti,Biden&Balick,whereheworkedfortwoyearsbeforebeingelectedAttorneyGeneralofDelaware.[16] Atthe2008DemocraticNationalConvention,afterJoeBidenwasnominatedforVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates,Beauintroducedhisfather.Herecountedtheautoaccidentthatkilledhismotherandsisterandthesubsequentparentingcommitmenthisfathermadetohissons,aspeechatwhichmanydelegateswept.[17][18] Militaryservice[edit] Bidenjoinedthemilitaryin2003andattendedTheJAGSchoolattheUniversityofVirginia[19]asamemberoftheDelawareArmyNationalGuard.HeattainedtherankofmajorintheJudgeAdvocateGeneral'sCorpsaspartofthe261stSignalBrigadeinSmyrna,Delaware.[20][21] Biden'sunitwasactivatedtodeploytoIraqonOctober3,2008,andsenttoFortBliss,Texas,forpre-deploymenttraining,[22]thedayafterhisfatherparticipatedinthe2008presidentialcampaign'sonlyvicepresidentialdebate.Hisfatherwasontherecordassaying,"Idon'twanthimgoing.ButItellyouwhat,Idon'twantmygrandsonormygranddaughtersgoingbackin15years,andsohowweleavemakesabigdifference."[23] BidentraveledtoWashington,D.C.,fromIraqinJanuary2009forthepresidentialinaugurationandhisfather'sswearing-inasvicepresident,[24]thenreturnedtoIraq.[25]BidenreceivedavisitatCampVictoryfromhisfatheronJuly4,2009.[26] BidenreturnedfromIraqinSeptember2009aftercompletinghisyearlongstintonactivedutywhichincludeda7-monthdeploymentinthecombatzone.[27]BidenhadannouncedduringhisdeploymentthathewouldcontinuetoactivelyserveasDelaware'sattorneygeneralbyworkinginconjunctionwithhisoffice'sseniorstaffinDelaware,[28]althoughamemberofhisunitrelatedBidensayinghehadturnedovermostofhisattorneygeneralworktohisdeputysoastofocusonhisdutiesinIraq.[29] ForhisserviceinIraq,BidenwasawardedtheBronzeStarMedal.[30]AfterBiden'sdeath,ArmyChiefofStaffRaymondOdiernodeliveredtheeulogyathisfuneralandpresentedaposthumousLegionofMeritforhisserviceintheDelawareNationalGuard,stating"BeauBidenpossessedthetraitsIhavewitnessedinonlythegreatestleaders."[31]HewasalsoposthumouslypresentedwiththeDelawareConspicuousServiceCross,whichis"awardedforheroism,meritoriousserviceandoutstandingachievement".[32] Politicalcareer[edit] BidengivinghisvictoryspeechafterbeingelectedAttorneyGeneralofDelawarein2006,ashisfatherandstep-motherlookon BidenandHollyPetraeusin2012 Inhisfirstbidforpoliticaloffice,BidenranforattorneygeneralofDelawarein2006.Biden'sopponentwasaveteranstateprosecutorandassistantU.S.attorney,FerrisWharton.Majorissuesinthecampaignincludedthecandidates'experienceandproposedeffortstoaddresssexoffenders,Internetpredators,seniorabuseanddomesticabuse.Bidenwontheelectionbyapproximatelyfivepercentagepoints.[33] Afterbeingelected,heappointedformerDelawareAttorneyGeneralandInternationalJudgeRichardS.GebeleinasChiefDeputyAttorneyGeneral,andformerassistantU.S.AttorneyRichardG.AndrewswasappointedasStateProsecutor.AsAttorneyGeneral,Bidensupportedandenforcedstrongerregistrationrequirementsforsexoffenders.[34][35] JoeBidenresignedfromtheSenatefollowinghis2008electiontothevicepresidency.GovernorRuthAnnMinnernamedformerJoeBidenaideTedKaufmantofillthevacantseat,butKaufmanmadeitclearthathewouldnotbeacandidateinthe2010specialelection.ItfueledspeculationBeauwouldrunatthattime.[36]Biden'sfatherstatedaftertheannouncementofKaufman'sappointment,"ItisnosecretthatIbelievemyson,AttorneyGeneral,wouldmakeagreatUnitedStatesSenatorjustasIbelievehehasbeenagreatattorneygeneral.ButBeauhasmadeitclearfromthemomentheenteredpubliclifethatanyofficehesoughthewouldearnonhisown....[I]fhechoosestorunfortheSenateinthefuture,hewillhavetorunandwinonhisown.Hewouldn'thaveitanyotherway."[37] Delaware'sSecretaryofAgricultureEdKeeandBidenin2013 InOctober2009,BidenstatedthathewasconsideringarunfortheSenateandthathewouldmakeafinaldecisioninJanuary.OnJanuary25,BidenconfirmedthathewouldforgoaSenaterunsoastobetterfocusontheprosecutionofEarlBradley,aconvictedserialchildrapist.[38] OnNovember2,2010,hewaseasilyre-electedtoasecondtermasDelawareAttorneyGeneral,beatingIndependentPartyofDelawarecandidateDougCampbellbyalargemargin.[39] BidenwascriticizedforhishandlingoftheprosecutionofRobertH.RichardsIV,anheirofthepowerfulDelaware-basedDuPontfamilyaccusedofsexuallyassaultinghisyoungdaughter.[40]In2008,Biden'sofficechargedRichardswithtwocountsofsecond-degreerape,chargespunishablebyaminimumof20yearsinprison,butlaterthatyear,hisofficeenteredapleabargainwithRichardsinwhichRichardspleadedguiltytoonecountoffourth-degreerapeandwassentencedbyJudgeJanJurdentoeightyears'probation.[41][40]DefendingthepleabargainandJurden'ssentencinginalettertoTheNewsJournal,Bidenwrote"Thiswasnotastrongcase,andalossattrialwasadistinctpossibility"andsaidthejudge"exercisedsounddiscretion".[42] Bidendidnotseekelectiontoathirdtermasattorneygeneralin2014.[43]Inthespringofthatyear,heannouncedhisintentiontorunforgovernorofDelawareinthe2016electiontosucceedterm-limitedDemocraticGovernorJackMarkell.[44][45]Atthetimeofthisannouncement,thecancerthatwouldkillBidenin2015hadbeendiagnosed(in2013),butwasinremission.[46] 2006DelawareAttorneyGeneralelection Party Candidate Votes % Democratic BeauBiden 133,152 52.5% Republican FerrisWharton 120,062 47.4% Totalvotes 253,214 100.00% 2010DelawareAttorneyGeneralelection Party Candidate Votes % Democratic BeauBiden 196,799 78.9% Independent DougCampbell 52,517 21.1% Write-in 197 0.08% Totalvotes 249,513 100.00% Illnessanddeath[edit] Biden'sfuneralMassatSt.AnthonyofPaduaRomanCatholicChurch,Wilmington Accordingtohisfather,Beausufferedfromankylosingspondylitis,whichhewasdiagnosedwithin2001afterreturningfromserviceinKosovo.[47] Forthefinalfewyearsofhislife,Bidensufferedfromabraintumor.[48][49]InMay2010,hewasadmittedtoChristianaHospitalinNewark,Delaware,aftercomplainingofaheadache,numbness,andparalysis.Officialsstatedthathehadsufferedamildstroke.[49][50]Laterthatmonth,BidenwastransferredtoThomasJeffersonUniversityHospitalinPhiladelphiaandkeptforobservationforseveraldays.[50] InAugust2013,BidenwasadmittedtotheUniversityofTexasMDAndersonCancerCenterinHoustonanddiagnosedwithglioblastomamultiforme,[51]anaggressivetypeofbraincancer,afterexperiencingwhatWhiteHouseofficialscalled"anepisodeofdisorientationandweakness".[52]Alesionwasremovedatthattime.Bidenhadradiationandchemotherapytreatmentsandthecancerremainedstable.OnMay20,2015,hewasadmittedtoWalterReedNationalMilitaryMedicalCenterinBethesda,Maryland,becauseofarecurrenceofbraincancer.Hediedtheretendayslater,onMay30,2015,atage46.[53]HisfuneralwasheldatSt.AnthonyofPaduaRomanCatholicChurchinWilmington,Delaware,onJune6,2015.[54] Externalvideo"FuneralServiceforBeauBiden",C-SPAN[54] Biden'sfuneralwasattendedbythenPresidentBarackObama,FirstLadyMichelleObama,theirdaughtersMaliaandSasha,formerPresidentBillClinton,formerSecretaryofStateandformerFirstLadyHillaryClinton,formerUSArmyChiefofStaffGeneralRayOdierno,andthen-SenateMajorityLeaderMitchMcConnell.Athisfuneral,hewasawardedtheLegionofMeritAwardbyGeneralOdierno,forhisservicesintheIraqWar.PresidentObamadescribedBidenas"anoriginal.Hewasagoodman.Hedidin46yearswhatmostofuscouldn'tdoin146."Athisfuneralservice,asolorenditionofthesong"TilKingdomCome"wasperformedbyChrisMartin,theleadsingerofthebandColdplay,ofwhomBeauhadbeenafan.[55][56] BeauBidenwasburiedatSt.JosephontheBrandywineinGreenville,Delaware.[48]HisgravesiteisnearthegravesofhisgrandparentsJoeSr.andCatherine,hismotherNeiliaandhissisterNaomi.[57] Posthumousawardsandlegacy[edit] TheDelawareNationalGuardjointheadquartersbuildinginNewCastlewasrenamedinBiden'shonorafterhisdeath. OnNovember4,2015,BidenwasposthumouslyawardedtheAlbertSchweitzerLeadershipAward,thehighesthonorgivenbytheHughO'BrianYouthLeadershipFoundation(HOBY),forhisservicetomankind.[58]Aportionofthe21stCenturyCuresAct(2016)wasnamedthe"BeauBidenCancerMoonshot"initiativeafterhim.[59][60][61]AnamedscholarshipwasestablishedatSyracuseUniversityCollegeofLawin2016.[62] InAugust2016,JoeBiden,hissisterValerieBidenOwensandsonHunterattendedaceremonythatrenamedasoutheasternKosovarhighway"JosephR.'Beau'Biden,III"tohonourBeau'scontributiontoKosovofortrainingitsjudgesandprosecutors.[14][15][63]ThatyeartheMajorJosephR."Beau"BidenIIINationalGuard/ReserveCenterinNewCastle,Delawarewasnamedinhishonor.[64]OnNovember14,2017,JoeBidenpublishedamemoirtitledPromiseMe,Dad:AYearofHope,Hardship,andPurpose,wherehereflectsonBeauBiden'sillnessanddeath.[65] OnMarch2,2020,JoeBidenmentionedBeauinaspeech,comparinghimtoformerSouthBendMayor,PeteButtigieg,afterButtigiegendorsedBidenforthe2020presidentialelection.[66][67][68]Idon'tthinkI'veeverdonethisbefore,but[Buttigieg]remindsmeofmyson,Beau,andIknowthatmaynotmeanmuchtomostpeople,buttome,it'sthehighestcomplimentIcangiveanymanorwoman.[66][67]TheMajorJosephR."Beau"BidenIIINationalGuard/ReserveCenter,namedforBiden,isinNewCastle,Delaware;itwasthesiteofaspeechbyJoeBidenthedaybeforehisinaugurationwherehestated"weshouldbeintroducinghim(Beau)aspresident".[69][70] OnJanuary20,2021,thedayhisfatherwassworninaspresident,thebandNewRadicalsreunitedforthefirsttimein22yearstoperformtheir1998hitsong"YouGetWhatYouGive"duringaninaugurationperformance.ThesongwasafavoriteofBeau'sandathis2015funeralhissisterAshleyrecitedthelyricsinhereulogy.Thebandhadrejectedofferstoperformoverthepast22yearsbutwantedtohonorthisdayandhonorBeau."WepledgedifJoe[Biden]won,we’dgettogetherandplayourlittlesongbothinmemoryandinhonorofournewpresident’spatriotsonBeauandalsowiththeprayerofJoebeingabletobringourcountrytogetheragainwithcompassion,honestyandjusticeforachange,”singerGreggAlexandersaidpriortotheirperformance.[71] Notes[edit] ^ThepoliticalstatusofKosovoisdisputed.HavingunilaterallydeclaredindependencefromSerbiain2008,Kosovoisformallyrecognisedasanindependentstateby97UNmemberstates(withanother15statesrecognisingitatsomepointbutthenwithdrawingtheirrecognition),whileSerbiacontinuestoclaimitaspartofitsownsovereignterritory. 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