Editing Beau Biden (section)

== Early Life and Family Background ==
Born on February 3, 1969, in Wilmington, Delaware, Beau Biden was the eldest son of Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. His early life was marked by tragedy when, on December 18, 1972, his mother and infant sister Naomi were killed in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping. Beau, then nearly four years old, and his younger brother Hunter were also in the car and sustained serious injuries. Beau suffered multiple broken bones, while Hunter experienced skull injuries and severe traumatic brain damage. The brothers spent several months recovering in the hospital, during which time their father was sworn into the United States Senate.

In June 1977, Joe Biden married Jill Jacobs, whom Beau embraced as his stepmother. The family expanded with the birth of his half-sister Ashley in 1981. In 2002, Beau married Hallie Olivere, with whom he had two children: daughter Natalie Naomi (born 2004) and son Robert Hunter II (born 2006).