--- ---  # President Obama to Deliver Eulogy at Beau Biden’s Funeral Mass by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jun 2, 2015 5:35 PM UTC  Attorney General of Delaware and Son of Vice President Joe Biden Beau Biden waves at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC on September 6, 2012. Attorney General of Delaware and Son of Vice President Joe Biden Beau Biden waves at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC on September 6, 2012.Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jun 2, 2015 5:35 PM UTC President Obama will deliver the eulogy at the funeral mass for Beau Biden, former Attorney General of Delaware and son of Vice President Joe Biden, in Delaware this weekend. Beau Biden’s life will be honored at a funeral mass Saturday at the St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., where Obama will speak, as well as at public viewings nearby on Thursday and Friday, according to the Vice President’s office. On Thursday, Biden will be laid out at the Legislative Hall, Delaware’s state capitol building, for public viewing between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. The St. Anthony of Padua church will host two viewings on Friday afternoon as well. All of the memorial events will be open to the public, officials said. In lieu of flowers, Beau Biden’s wife Hallie has asked for contributions to the [Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children,](https://delcf.org/biden/) which aims to protect children from abuse. Biden, 46, died Saturday following a battle with brain cancer. He and his younger brother Hunter survived the 1972 car crash that killed his mother and sister. The crash happened shortly before Joe Biden officially took office as U.S. Senator; he would later be sworn in from a hospital room with his children. ### See the Life of Beau Biden  Joe Biden takes a mock oath of office from George H. W. Bush, accompanied by his family in Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 3, 1985. Lana Harris—AP  Senator Joseph Biden, (D-Del.), center, waves to a crowd as his train leaves, after he announced his candidacy for President in Wilmington, Del., June 9, 1987\. At right, Biden's son, Beau, carries Biden's daughter Ashley. Next to Biden is his wife, Jill, and son Hunter. George Widman—AP  Vice President Joe Biden walks with his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, second left, and his son, Beau Biden, Delaware Attorney General, during a visit to Scranton, Pa., on July 3, 2012. Butch Comegys—AP  President Barack Obama shakes hands with Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, left, next to Biden's wife, Hallie Biden, far left, and Delaware Governor Jack Markell as he arrives at New Castle Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., on July 17, 2014. Jacquelyn Martin—AP  Beau Biden with then Vice Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden on stage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. August 27, 2008. Chris Wattie—Reuters  Then Senator Joe Biden embraces his son after his son introduced him at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2008. Larry Downing—Reuters  In this Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, Capt. Beau Biden carries his son Hunter, 3, on his shoulders after an official welcome home ceremony for members of the Delaware Army National Guard 261st Signal Brigade in Dover, Del. 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