Thoughts and prayers to the Biden family.
From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro: (WILMINGTON, DEL.) - Joe Biden has cancelled his events for early this week after the passing of his mother in law.
"The Obama-Biden campaign today cancelled Sen. Biden's schedule Monday and Tuesday because of the passing of Jill Biden's mother, Bonny Jean Jacobs, this afternoon after a long illness," Biden spokesman David Wade wrote in an e-mail to the press. "
Other details will follow, but we appreciate everyone's respect for the family's privacy during this difficult time." Biden had already dropped plans to campaign in Washington, D.C., on Saturday and Virginia today when his family realized the seriousness of Mrs. Jacobs' condition.
He had planned to speak at rallies in New Hampshire tomorrow and begin a Florida bus tour on Tuesday, which was to last a few days.
Members of Biden's travelling press corps learned yesterday afternoon of Jill Biden's mother's illness and were asked to keep a respectful distance from the Biden family as they spent final hours together with Mrs. Jacobs, who lived in nearby Pennsylvania.
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3 comments:
So sorry to hear, too bad she could not be around to see her son as Veep.
Also this is a good reason to skip some campaign stops, legitimate, unlike the lame same McCain.
thats amazing story.
My prayers go out to the Biden Family. I emailed Senator Biden to thank him for remembering Americans during this time of sorrow. Biden asked Hillary to full in for him on the campaign trail. I noticed how McCain/Palin never asked fellow Republicans to full in for them in Michigan as they just conceded the elecorial votes to Obama, they by not allowing Republican voters their chance to vote this year.
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