Subject: Re: a favor
From: "Margaret Aitken" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 07:40:32 -0400

Thanks Hunter. 
Robbie and I were talking yesterday about what a great brother you are and how lucky beau was to have you. We also agreed that both of us are totally screwed if anything were to happen to us. If I ever need a kidney I'm coming to you first. 

Love you. 

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> On Jun 2, 2015, at 10:01 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Margaret- I will get this to Dad if you haven't already.  You are the best - this means so much to me.  Beau loved you very much.  Best, Hunter
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>> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Margaret Aitken <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> I know you all are being inundated with calls and emails, but I wanted to get this to your dad and normally, I would send through Beau. When you think its appropriate, could you please pass this on to him.  Though I haven’t worked for him in a while, you Dad was and still feels like a second father to me, and I love him very much. 
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>> I am thinking about all of you all, and am, like everyone who knew Beau, utterly heartbroken. I will continue to hold you close to my heart. 
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>> Thanks, Hunt
>> Dear Boss: 
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>> After the first AG election, you pulled me aside and said these words: you won’t understand this yet kid, but someday you will —  do something for me, and I will remember. Do something for my child, and I will never forget. 
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>> You were right, of course.  As a mom, few things have touched me like the small acts of kindness another human being shows my boys.
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>>  But as a mom, I also know what it feel like when someone looks at your child – this thing you created --  and actually sees what you do: this perfect mix of  grace and compassion; silliness and sensitivity; humor and humanity.    There is nothing like knowing your kid is loved.
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>>  So, please allow me to join the chorus of people who humbly tell you how much we loved your boy.
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>>  Beau was not only one of my closest friends, he was one of the very best people I knew.  I loved him not for who he was or what he could do; but how he was and how he’d make you feel.  Over the years, I witnessed some amazing acts of humility: I saw him purposefully shrink back so others could shine; I saw him reach out and quietly help when not a soul was watching -- especially when no one was watching; I saw him make a hot dog vendor feel like emperor of Market Street. 
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>>  As all of you somehow try to walk through the unimaginable pain of losing this sweet, kind and loving man, I pray that you find comfort in knowing he will never be forgotten by those if us lucky enough to call him our friend.   
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>> Last night,  I found this photo of the two of us taken right after the 2002 election. He looks so happy and I know it was because he made you happy.  I will cherish this photo and the time we had together. Thank you for sharing him with us.
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>> I love you and will always love Beau. 
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