Ethel Kennedy has died at age 96. The passing of Robert F. Kennedy Sr.’s widow comes days after news broke that she had suffered a stroke.
“It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy,” Joe Kennedy III shared via X on Thursday, October 10. “She died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week.”
He added: “Along with a lifetime’s work in social justice and human rights, our mother leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom love her dearly.”
Joe, 44, wrote that the family is “comforted in knowing” that she and Robert had been “reunited.”
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