The Bidens visited their graves on the grounds of Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware, where they also attended Mass with family. US president, then an inexperienced Delaware senator, lost first wife Neilia and 13-month-old toddler Naomi in. The date marked the 50th anniversary of the car crash that killed Biden's first wife, Neilia Biden, and their 13-month-old daughter, Naomi. How the tragic deaths of Joe Biden’s first wife and daughter changed his politics.
Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware, on Dec. With him are his first wife, Neilia (center), and Gov.-elect Sherman W. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk between tombstones to attend Mass at St. The claim: White House display shows photo that is not really Joe Biden. The mother and daughter died in 1972 when a tractor-trailer struck their car while Neilia was taking their children to pick out a Christmas tree. Their two sons, Beau and Hunter, were critically injured but survived the incident. She died in a car crash in 1972 with their one-year-old daughter, Naomi. 18 when they visited the graves of his first wife and baby daughter on the 50th anniversary of their deaths in a car crash.īiden was joined by first lady Jill Biden, their daughter, Ashley, and other family members for his annual visit to the gravesites of Neilia Biden and their 13-month-old daughter, Naomi. Neilia Hunter Biden (J December 18, 1972) was an American teacher and the first wife of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.
President Joe Biden and his family marked a somber anniversary on Dec. President Bidens State of the Union address had fireworks before his introductory lines, when first lady Jill Biden and first gentleman Doug Emhoff greeted each other with a kiss on the lips.