President Obama, Michelle Release Statement Following Beau Biden's Death

After learning that vice president Joe Biden's son Beau died Saturday night at the age of 46 from brain cancer, there have been a lot of people mourning the former attorney general and Iraq War veteran. And now, President Barack Obama and FLOTUS Michelle have done the same.

MStars News previously reported that celebrities including, Cher, John Legend, Larry King, Russell Wilson and more sent their condolences to the Biden family as they reel in the shock of Sunday morning.

Former president Bill Clinton, and his family also sent out tweets mouring the death of Beau.

Hillary & I mourn the loss of Beau Biden - so full of life, love, honor, and service - and we pray for the strength of his wonderful family.

— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) May 31, 2015

My heart is broken for the family of Beau Biden—a wonderful man who served his country with devotion and lived his life with courage. -H — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 31, 2015

My thoughts & prayers are w Vice President Biden @VP, Dr. Jill Biden @DrBiden & the entire Biden family on the tragic passing of Beau Biden — Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 31, 2015

President Obama and his wife, Michelle also made a statement via Facebook that read:

"Michelle and I are grieving tonight. Beau Biden was a friend of ours. His beloved family – Hallie, Natalie, and Hunter – are friends of ours. And Joe and Jill Biden are as good as friends get.  

Beau took after Joe. He studied the law, like his dad, even choosing the same law school. He chased a life of public service, like his dad, serving in Iraq and as Delaware's Attorney General. Like his dad, Beau was a good, big-hearted, devoutly Catholic and deeply faithful man, who made a difference in the lives of all he touched - and he lives on in their hearts. 

But for all that Beau Biden achieved in his life, nothing made him prouder; nothing made him happier; nothing claimed a fuller focus of his love and devotion than his family.   

Just like his dad.   

Joe is one of the strongest men we've ever known. He's as strong as they come, and nothing matters to him more than family. It's one of the things we love about him. And it is a testament to Joe and Jill – to who they are – that Beau lived a life that was full; a life that mattered; a life that reflected their reverence for family.  

The Bidens have more family than they know. In the Delaware they love. In the Senate Joe reveres. Across this country that he has served for more than forty years. And they have a family right here in the White House, where hundreds of hearts ache tonight - for Hallie, Natalie, and Hunter; for Joe and for Jill; for Beau's brother, Hunter; his sister, Ashley, and for the entire Biden clan. "I have believed the best of every man," wrote the poet William Butler Yeats, "And find that to believe it is enough to make a bad man show him at his best or even a good man swing his lantern higher."    

Beau Biden believed the best of us all. For him, and for his family, we swing our lanterns higher.  

Michelle and I humbly pray for the good Lord to watch over Beau Biden, and to protect and comfort his family here on Earth." -President Obama on the passing of Beau Biden.

 Vice President Joe Biden's son ( #BeauBiden ) unfortunately passed away from cancer. We send our condolences to the #Biden family! #CancerSucks #FindACure

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A memory site has been set up on the White House page for everyone to go write a message to the Biden family.

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