Bonny Jean Jacobs, mother of Jill Jacobs Biden and mother-in-law of Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden passed away last night at the age of 78 after a long illness. She raised five daughters, including Jill, and was married to her husband, Donald Jacobs, for fifty years before his passing in 1999. Understandably, Joe Biden will be staying off the campaign trail today and tomorrow as he helps his wife and family through this difficult period. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jacobs and Biden families and their friends.