His father was sworn into office at his hospital bedside. As a young college student, not long after his father's 1987 presidential campaign imploded among allegations of plagiarism, he was back in the hospital, holding vigil with other family members as Joe Biden underwent surgery for a life-threatening aneurysm.
And after launching his own successful political career, Beau Biden was dogged by health problems. In 2010, he suffered a mild stroke at the age of 41.
On Saturday, Beau Biden died of brain cancer, less than two years after he was diagnosed. He was 46.
Although twice elected attorney general, the younger Biden never realized the dream of many Delaware political observers that he would follow in his father's footsteps as a U.S. senator, and perhaps even become governor.
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Biden's widow, Hallie, has requested that in lieu of flowers, people wishing to make a contribution in his memory donate to the newly created Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children at www.beaubidenfoundation.org .
In addition to his widow, survivors include his two children, his father and stepmother, a brother and a sister.
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