Tag: matriarch
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Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of the famous family, dies at 96
Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, to assassins’ bullets, and who channeled her grief into raising her 11 children and lifetime of public service, died Thursday. She was 96. Kennedy had recently suffered a stroke and was receiving treatment when she died, former Rep. Joe Kennedy…
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Kennedy family matriarch Ethel Kennedy, 96, hospitalized after stroke
Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of one of America’s most famous political families, has been hospitalized after a stroke, her family said Tuesday. The 96-year-old widow of slain Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and mother of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sleeping on Thursday when she had the stroke, and is now receiving treatment at a hospital, according…