While Second Lady (VP's wife) -- Dr. Jill Biden did attend the funeral of Joan Mondale in Minnesota Feb. 8, 2014 - Protocol - do FLOTUS and Second Lady care about predecessors?

 The service for the former

"Second Lady" Joan Mondale

was held at Westminster Presby.

Church, Minneapolis, MN.

The full-time College Writing

professor, Mrs. Biden, Ed.D.

did attend with her husband

who eulogized Joan Mondale

for her commitment to the

arts and activism on issues

like women's civil rights and

equal pay.

Whether the mother of three,

Mrs. Usha Chilukuri Vance, will

take the time to be driven over

to the National Cathedral remains

to be seen later this week.