9. Joe Biden
Joe Biden is a politician who earned himself the title of Vice President of The United States of America, which is obviously something to be proud of. Biden is a politician who understands the meaning behind loss and what pain really is. In 1972, the Vice President suffered the most painful loss imaginable when both his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident.
The two of them had been Christmas shopping and got into a crash on their way home. Biden was only 29 at the time and opened up saying that he can understand someone’s thoughts on suicide, because he had gotten to such a low point in his life. The VP has two sons and has managed to stay strong and keep his family together all these years. Although he has accomplished so much since that horrible day in 1972, there is not a day that goes by that he doesn’t think of his late wife and infant.
Sadly, on May 30th, 2015, tragedy struck the Biden family again, when son Beau Biden lost his battle to brain cancer. It is safe to say that Biden, although he accomplished a lot, he did not have the easiest life in terms of losing those he loves.
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