we my brother and i, not the senate, were all that he cared about. >> reporter: his father was, again, at his side when he passed away last night after a two-year battle with brain cancer. he was an attorney, a public servant, a husband and father. most recently he was delaware's attorney general and just last year he announced the plans to run for governor. in the statement released last night by his father, he said, quote, beau's life defined by service to others. as a young lawyer he worked to establish the rule of law in kosovo. a major in the delaware national guard, he was an iraq war veteran and awarded the bronze star. as delaware's attorney general, he fought for the powerless and made it his mission to protect children from the abuse. but in the words of president obama, he said quote, for all that beau biden achieved in life nothing made his prouder, nothing made him happier, nothing claimed a fuller focus of his love and devotion than his family just like his dad. he is survived by his wife and