Joe Biden on Saturday commemorated the 49th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and infant daughter, visiting their graves at Saint. She said her father was “such a good man” who loved his wife and children deeply. Associated Press in Greenville, Delaware. “(The crash) didn’t ruin his life but it devastated it. “(When he got home) everybody was in shock. “The little girl died and he could never get the picture out of his mind because he also had young kids,” she told The Sun through tears. Credit: Getty Images - GettyĬurtis was also haunted by the tragedy for many years, according to Deborah.

The tragedy has informed much of Biden’s. Biden's oldest son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and Biden's first wife Neilia Biden and their daughter Naomi, who died in an automobile accident in 1972, are all buried in the church's cemetery. President Joe Biden on Saturday commemorated the 49th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and infant daughter, visiting their graves at. In the past, President Biden has spoken about the 1972 car accident that killed his first wife, Neilia Hunter, and their 1-year-old daughter Naomi Biden. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church on Septemin Wilmington, Delaware. President Joe Biden and his family on Sunday marked a solemn anniversary: 50 years since a car crash killed his first wife, Neilia, and their baby daughter, Naomi. 10 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at St. Joe Bidens ability to empathize has been described as a 'superpower.' Biden himself lost not only his son Beau, but his first wife Neilia and daughter Naomi.

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