SLS 15RS-2892 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 125
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden
III.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
3 death of Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III.
4 WHEREAS, it is with deep sadness and profound sorrow that the members of the
5 Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the passing of Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III
6 on May 30, 2015, at the age of forty-six, after a courageous fight with brain cancer; and
7 WHEREAS, "Beau" Biden was known to many as a deeply devoted husband, father,
8 and son, while serving as an honorable veteran, and as a dedicated public servant to the
9 people of Delaware; and
10 WHEREAS, the passing of "Beau" Biden, the elder son of former United States
11 Senator and current Vice President Joseph Biden Jr., the father of two children; daughter
12 Natalie, and son Hunter, and the loving husband to wife Hallie for thirteen years, will leave
13 an indelible mark in his family's hearts and lives; and
14 WHEREAS, "Beau" Biden entered military life as a member of the Delaware Army
15 National Guard and was a Major in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps as part of the
16 261st Signal Brigade in Smyrna, Delaware and served a year long stint on active duty in Iraq
17 from October 2008 to September 2009, which is why this honorable veteran will be deeply
18 missed by the military family; and
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1 WHEREAS, the political shining star of "Beau" Biden began when he was elected
2 Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, followed by a second term as Delaware's Attorney
3 General in 2010, and cumulated with the announcement of his intention to run for Governor
4 of Delaware in the 2016 election, has now faded away with his passing, thus leaving the
5 citizens of Delaware with a huge void for this public servant; and
6 WHEREAS, "Beau" Biden has the distinction of being the first person to have held
7 an elected office while his father serves as Vice President of the United States; and
8 WHEREAS, many would say "Beau left too soon", it could be remembered as
9 Abraham Lincoln once said, "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life
10 in your years".
11 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
12 express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Joseph Robinette "Beau"
13 Biden III and does hereby commend a life well spent in service to his family, country and
14 the state of Delaware.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
16 father and widow, Vice President Joseph Biden Jr., and Hallie Olivere Biden.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
SCR 125 Original 2015 Regular Session Dorsey-Colomb
Expresses condolences upon the death of Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III.
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