Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died

Ethel Kennedy, family matriarch and widow of Robert Kennedy, dies at 96

Ethel Kennedy, family matriarch and the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 96. According to a statement from the family, Kennedy was hospitalized on Oct. 8, when she suffered a stroke in her sleep. She passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10 from complications related to the stroke suffered last week. Daughter Kerry Kennedy and former Rep. Joe Kennedy III, Ethel’s grandson, shared a statement from the family posted to social media: “It …

Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and Robert F Kennedy's widow, dies at 96

Ethel Kennedy, a long-time human rights campaigner who survived a series of catastrophes including her husband’s assassination and the untimely deaths of two of their 11 children, died on Thursday at the age of 96, according to her grandson Joseph Kennedy III in a social media post. “We mourn the loss of our beloved grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, with heavy hearts. “She died this morning as a result of complications from a stroke she suffered last …

Human rights advocate and Robert F Kennedy's widow Ethel Kennedy dies at 96

Ethel Kennedy, a long-time human rights advocate who endured a series of tragedies that included the assassination of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and the untimely deaths of two of their 11 children, died on Thursday (October 10) at the age of 96, her grandson Joseph Kennedy III said in a social media post." It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy. She died this morning from co…

Robert F Kennedy's widow Ethel Kennedy dies aged 96

Ethel Kennedy has died at the age of 96, more than 50 years after her husband Robert F Kennedy was assassinated.

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Ethel Kennedy‘s death at the age of 96 on October 10 marks the passing of one of the few remaining figures of the Kennedy generation of the mid-20th century, defining a bygone era of American politics. Ethel was the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, the former attorney general and presidential hopeful who was assassinated in June of 1968, during his election campaign. Ethel was also the sister-in-law to John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the Unite…

Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F Kennedy, dies at 96

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