Joe Biden's son Beau has died of brain cancer

Damn. Rest in peace, and best wishes to Joe and his family.

That stinks. Only 46, and with young kids.

I hate to think of the nasty comments the trolls are making all over the Internet tonight.

I just read that. How sad! A father should never bury a child. This is the second child he’s buried.

Terrible news. Joe lost his wife in the mid 70’s and now 2 kids. Lot of tragedy for one guy to bear.
Sending my best wishes to Joe and his extended family.

I haven’t seen any so far, not even on one website where I really did expect them.

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I also wonder if Biden will finish his term.

quite amazing how much Beau looked like Joe when he was younger.
http://static3.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2241464.1433037807!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/index_635_390/390-biden-0530.jpg

I checked wikipedia and Joe has 2 remaining children. Hunter and a daughter, Ashley from his 2nd marriage. Neither is in politics.

Hunter and Beau were only a year apart in age and survived the car accident that killed their mother and sister.

No concern for dad or son, just your acting the Thought Police. Very touching in this sad hour.

I just came from the Fox News story about his death; trust me when I say you don’t want to go there.

What policing did I do? Just expecting the horrible comments that are sure to come. I didn’t say from here.

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Yeah, I just went to another site (don’t ask me why) and read “Best news I heard all day.”

Lovely. If this person really thinks the announcement of the third child a father has to schedule a funeral for is the best news they hear all day, what is the worst news they could hear all day?

Condolences to Joe and his family. Don’t agree with him politically but my sympathy is with him and his family.

I too observe the vitriol on the net when political figures pass on and think it is disgusting.

Very sad for his family. RIP Beau.

I guess there are people who think Joe Biden commuting home 4 hours a day as a Senator was a gimmick. But I think missing all of the Washington D.C. networking that happens after-hours was a big sacrifice by a young Senator for the sake of his family. He could have gotten the same PR in easier ways. He once said: “I came to realize that a child can hold an important thought, something they want to say to their mom and dad, maybe for 12 or 24 hours, and then it’s gone. And when it’s gone, it’s gone. And it all adds up.” I think he genuinely was willing to sacrifice greater political success because of that idea.

I makes me sad that a man so dedicated to his family lost yet another family member tragically.

Well said. This is a tragedy of simply unreal proportions – if I had encountered it in a work of fiction, I would have chastised the author for unrealistically milking the audience’s sympathy. In real life, I don’t know what words to say except that I pray for Beau’s dad, wife, children, and extended family, that they may find comfort in this hour of sorrow.

Eternal rest grant unto him, oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

I didn’t even know he was sick. Best wishes to his family.

Why not?

It’s actually quite a decent article. This is very sad.

Anti-vaxxers weight in their usual lack of tact, brains and science:

Funeral. The President gave quite a heartfelt eulogy. Beau died far too young and had so much more to do in life.