President Joe Biden visited the graves of his first spouse and their child daughter Sunday, the fiftieth anniversary of the automobile crash that took their lives. The pair and different members of the Biden household additionally attended mass at Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church, the place the gravesite is situated.
Following the service, Mr. Biden and first woman Jill Biden introduced flowers to the gravesite of the president's late spouse, 30-year-old Neilia, and 13-month-old daughter, Naomi. The 2 died in a automobile wreck on their option to decide up a Christmas tree shortly after Biden was elected to the Senate in 1972.
Biden's sons, Beau and Hunter, who have been 4 and three on the time, have been injured within the accident however survived. Mr. Biden was not within the automobile on the time of the crash.
Different family members who attended the Sunday service included Mr. Biden's granddaughter, Maisy Biden, who was seen carrying a wreath. Hunter Biden was additionally in attendance Sunday, in keeping with The Related Press.
Mr. Biden married first woman Jill Biden in 1977. They've a daughter, Ashley, who attended the ceremony as effectively, AP reported.
Beau Biden died in 2015 at age 46.