urrence ▁of ▁brain ▁cancer . ▁He ▁died ▁there ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 6 . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁St . ▁Anthony ▁of ▁Pad ua ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware , ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁on ▁the ▁Brand yw ine ▁in ▁Green ville , ▁Del aware . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁children , ▁his ▁father , ▁step - m other , ▁and ▁two ▁younger ▁sib lings ▁( a ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁half - s ister ). ▁ ▁B iden ' s ▁large ▁fun eral ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama , ▁First ▁Lady ▁Mich elle ▁Ob ama , ▁their ▁daughters ▁Mal ia ▁and ▁S asha , ▁former ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁former ▁First ▁Lady ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁former ▁US ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁General ▁Ray ▁Od ierno , ▁and ▁Senate ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁Mitch ▁Mc Con nell . ▁At ▁his ▁fun eral , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁Award ▁by ▁General ▁Od ierno , ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War . ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁described ▁B iden ▁as ▁" an ▁original . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁man . ▁He ▁did ▁in ▁ 4 6 ▁years ▁what ▁most ▁of ▁us ▁couldn '