Beau Biden wife and two children, his father, and two siblings (a brother and a half-sister, both younger). His funeral was attended by a large number of people, including then President Barack Obama, then First Lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Malia and Sasha, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, former US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. At his funeral, he was given the Legion of Merit Award by General Odierno, for his services in the Iraq War. President Obama described Biden as "an original. He was
Natasha Perdew Silas the President on December 17, 2011. Natasha Perdew Silas Natasha Perdew Silas (born 1965) is a staff attorney at the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Georgia based in Atlanta. She was also the nominee to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Her nomination was returned to the President on December 17, 2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate. Natasha Silas was born in 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia to Amanda Bowens Perdew and John Perdew. Mrs. Silas went to Frederick Douglas High School and graduated in 1983 as Valedictorian.