How much tragedy does one family need? Beau was one of the survivors of the car crash which killed his mother and sister in 1972, and now he’s dead of brain cancer at the young age of 46.

Mr. Biden is survived by his wife, Hallie, and their two children, Natalie, 11, and Hunter, 9; his parents, the vice president and Dr. Jill Biden; his brother, Hunter Biden; and his sister, Ashley Biden.

My sympathies are with both families.