aged 46.
The White House said that
memorial events for the former military lawyer and Delaware attorney
general will begin Thursday, culminating in a burial mass on Saturday.
Beau Biden died last Saturday, after undergoing treatment at the Walter Reed Medical Center just outside Washington.
His
death was another personal tragedy to befall the US vice president, who
early in his political career lost his first wife and a young daughter
in a car crash.
His son will lie in honor and have a public viewing on Thursday and Friday.
On Saturday there will be a "Mass of Christian Burial" at St Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic church in Wilmington, Delaware.
"President Obama will deliver a eulogy in honor of Beau Biden at this mass," the White House said.
In
an earlier statement, Beau Biden's family said "he battled brain cancer
with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day
of his life."
"The entire Biden family is
saddened beyond words. We know that Beau's spirit will live on in all of
us -- especially through his brave wife, Hallie, and two remarkable
children, Natalie and Hunter."
The White House has opened an online book of condolence, as tributes have poured in from politicians at home and abroad.
Source:AFP
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