Ethel Kennedy, the wife of the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and a mainstay in American politics for decades, died yesterday (Oct. 10) at the age of 96, the National Catholic Register website reports today (Oct. 11, 2024). Kennedy passed away in her sleep yesterday morning due to "complications related to a stroke she suffered last week," according to a statement on behalf of the Kennedy family posted on X by her grandson Joe Kennedy III
"She was a devout Catholic and a daily communicant," the statement reads, adding : "We are comforted in knowing she is reunited with her love of her life, our father, Robert F. Kennedy; her children,David and Michael; her daughter--in--law, Mary; her grandchildren, Maeve and Saoirse; and her great--grandchildren Gideon and Josie."
Kennedy's husband, Robert, campaigned for and won a seat in the U.S. Senate representing New York state in 1964. He was assassinated on June 6, 1968, less than 24 hours after announcing that he had won the presidential primaries in California and South Dakota.
Ethel Kennedy, who was by Robert's side as he died, gave birth to their 11th and last child six months later.
After her husband's death in 1968, she founded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center , dedicated to continuing his work in the human rights and journalistic spheres. She was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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