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Ethel Kennedy, activist and widow of Robert F Kennedy, dies aged 96

Kennedy, who remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy, had been hospitalized after having a stroke

AP, via The Guardian:

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep on 3 October, her family said. “It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother,” Joe Kennedy III posted on X. “She died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week.” The Kennedy matriarch, whose children were Kathleen, Joseph II, Robert Jr, David, Courtney, Michael, Kerry, Christopher, Max, Douglas and Rory, was one of the last remaining members of a generation that included President John F Kennedy. Her family said she had recently enjoyed seeing many of her relatives, before falling ill. “She has had a great summer and transition into fall,” said a family statement, issued after she was hospitalized. “Every day she enjoyed time with her children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was able to get out on the water, visit the pier and enjoy many lunches and dinners with family. It has been a gift to all of us and to her as well.” A millionaire’s daughter who married the future senator and attorney general in 1950, Ethel Kennedy had endured more death by the age of 40, for the whole world to see, than most would in a lifetime. She was by Robert F Kennedy’s side when he was fatally shot in the kitchen of the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles on 5 June 1968, just after winning the Democratic presidential primary in California. Her brother-in-law, President John F Kennedy, had been assassinated in Dallas less than five years earlier.

[...] Many of her progeny became well known. Daughter Kathleen became lieutenant governor of Maryland; Joseph represented Massachusetts in Congress; Courtney married Paul Hill, who had been wrongfully convicted of an IRA bombing; Kerry became a human rights activist and president of the RFK center; Christopher ran for governor of Illinois; Max served as a prosecutor in Philadelphia and Douglas reported for Fox News Channel. Her son Robert F Kennedy Jr also became a national figure, although not as a liberal in the family tradition. First known as an environmental lawyer, he evolved into a conspiracy theorist who spread false theories about vaccines. He ran for president as an independent after briefly challenging President Joe Biden, and his name remained on ballots in multiple states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed Donald Trump.

Ethel Kennedy passed away at 96. She raised 11 children after RFK was assassinated.

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Wow. I mean WOW. RFK Jr's siblings put out this statement today.

In part: "We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby's decision to endorse trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story."

#KathleenKennedyTownsend

#CourtneyKennedy

#KerryKennedy

#ChrisKennedy

#RoryKennedy

#23August2024

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Chris Kennedy, c. 1966-68

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Chris Kennedy - Storm Alert (The Weather Channel, 2006)

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John Jr and Chris Kennedy on the Hyannis Port Dock - 1980