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dithers
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Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:59 pm |
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Joe Biden's mother-in-law has died
Breaking news
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| GeorgiaMom
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Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:01 pm |
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I saw where he was taking time off from the campaign because family needed to be by her side, but I didn't know she had died.
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| gwen
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Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:10 pm |
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Sad to hear that. Joe was dealing with her illness and sent his son to war all during the time of the VP debate. Very hard time for him...
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| gwen
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Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:36 pm |
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Biden's mother-in-law dies
Posted: 04:53 PM ET
From CNN's Alexander Marquardt
WILMINGTON, Delaware (CNN) – Joe Biden's spokesman said the Delaware senator would be canceling campaign events Monday and Tuesday in the wake of his mother-in-law's death Sunday.
"Other details will follow, but we appreciate everyone's respect for the family's privacy during this difficult time," wrote Biden spokesman David Wade.
Bonny Jacobs, Jill Biden's mother, had been sick for a long time and was living in a hospice.
Wade announced Saturday that Sunday and Monday's events were canceled after doctors told the family to stay close by. He said the family is now together at home in Wilmington.
The death comes the same day Biden's son Beau deploys with his National Guard unit to a mobilization station in Texas before a tour in Iraq.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
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| gwen
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:00 pm |
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Biden’s Mother-in-Law Dies
By John M. Broder
Bonny Jean Jacobs, 78, the mother-in-law of Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic vice presidential nominee, died this afternoon after a long illness, according to a spokesman for the Biden campaign.
Mr. Biden has canceled all campaign appearances Monday and Tuesday to be with his wife, Jill Jacobs Biden, and their families.
Mrs. Jacobs had been in hospice care in the Philadelphia suburbs, not far from the Bidens’ home in Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Jacobs was the widow of Donald C. Jacobs, 72, a savings and loan executive from Willow Grove, Pa., who died in 1999. Mrs. Jacobs stayed home to raise Jill and her four younger sisters. The couple was married for 50 years.
Mr. Biden’s spokesman, David Wade, said that a memorial service would be held on Tuesday in Abington, Pa.
Mr. Biden has not appeared in public since Friday, when he spoke briefly at the deployment ceremony for his son, Beau, a member of the Delaware National Guard who is preparing for a year-long tour in Iraq. Beau Biden, 39, is the attorney general of Delaware.
Mr. Biden was to have appeared at a Human Rights Campaign dinner and a fundraiser in Washington on Saturday and at campaign rallies in Virginia on Sunday. No events had been planned for the coming week because of uncertainty about Mrs. Jacobs’ health.
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| gwen
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:25 pm |
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Biden Attends Mother-in-Law's Funeral in Pennsylvania
Joe Biden attended the funeral of his mother-in-law Tuesday, offering off-the-cuff remarks about his wife Jill's parents during a church service.
Joe Biden attended the funeral of his mother-in-law Tuesday, offering off-the-cuff remarks about his wife Jill's parents, Bonny and Donald Jacobs, at Abington Presbyterian Church in Abington, Pa.
While press wasn't permitted in the service, according to one attendee, Biden said the couple "danced their way through life," and for his wife's mother, "It was always about family."
"Her house was the center of universe for neighborhood kids," he said. "We remember the ping pong table in the basement, the endless matches that lasted all night, her Black-Eyed Susans in the garden she loved, her mint iced tea, and her jersey tomatoes."
She was "Fun, free" and "lived life as it came."
"She never judged, always loved," he said. "Love was unconditional, always certain."
Of her daughters, the Democratic vice presidential candidate reportedly said, "The girls confided anything and everything in their mom," adding "she was the pride of her family."
"Now she's free, free of pain, free to be with the man she loved all her life."
Jill Biden's mother died on Sunday after a long illness. Biden has been off the campaign trail for four days as her death drew near.
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, also attended the funeral. Biden will return to the campaign trail on Wednesday.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/07/biden-attends-mother-laws-funeral-pennsylvania/
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| SavannahStar
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:43 pm |
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Thank you Gwen. Very difficult time for him and his family.
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| gwen
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:45 pm |
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| SavannahStar wrote: | Thank you Gwen. Very difficult time for him and his family.
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Y/W. Indeed it is. He seems like a very kind, compassionate man.
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| Schmerty
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:48 pm |
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Seems like a wonderful woman & a life well lived. My condolences to Joe Biden, His wife Jill, & their family.Rest in Peace Mrs Bonny Jacobs!
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