Ethel Kennedy, widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and human rights advocate, died on Thursday at the age of 96.
The Kennedy family matriarch had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep last week.
“It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother,” former Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III posted on X, describing her as a devout Catholic and a daily communicant. “She died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week.”
Her family said she was one of the last remaining members of a generation that included President John F. Kennedy. In the final days of her life, she enjoyed the company of many relatives….