While in college, he married his first wife, Nelia Hunter.
 They had three children, two sons (Beau and Robert) and a daughter (Naomi).
After college, he became a lawyer and served on a County Council, a group of people who run a county.
 In 1972, Nelia and Naomi were killed in a car accident, and Beau and Robert were hurt very badly.
 Both survived the accident.
Beau was the Attorney General in Delaware until January 2015 and served as a soldier in Iraq.
Beau died from brain cancer on May 30, 2015 in Bethesda, Maryland.
He was 46.
Biden thought of resigning as Vice President because of his son's death.

Biden married his second wife, Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden, in 1977.
 She is a teacher and the former Second Lady of the United States.
 In 1981, they had a daughter, Ashley, who is now a social worker.
 In 1988, Biden suffered from bleeding in his brain and needed brain surgery twice.
 Because of what he saw in his family and neighborhood, Biden does not drink alcohol.
While in college, he married his first wife, Nelia Hunter.  They had three children, two sons (Beau and Robert) and a daughter (Naomi). After college, he became a lawyer and served on a County Council, a group of people who run a county.  In 1972, Nelia and Naomi were killed in a car accident, and Beau and Robert were hurt very badly.  Both survived the accident. Beau was the Attorney General in Delaware until January 2015 and served as a soldier in Iraq. Beau died from brain cancer on May 30, 2015 in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 46. Biden thought of resigning as Vice President because of his son's death.
Biden married his second wife, Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden, in 1977.  She is a teacher and the former Second Lady of the United States.  In 1981, they had a daughter, Ashley, who is now a social worker.  In 1988, Biden suffered from bleeding in his brain and needed brain surgery twice.  Because of what he saw in his family and neighborhood, Biden does not drink alcohol.
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