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Ethel Kennedy Dead at Age 96 Following Complications of a Stroke


Robert F. Kennedy Sr.’s widow Ethel Kennedy died at age 96 following complications of a stroke

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.” Oliver was traveling home from a Caribbean vacation with his two daughters — Madita and Annik, whom he shared with wife Jessica Klepser — on January 4. Ethel’s daughter Kerry Kennedy revealed on Tuesday, October 8, that her mother had been taken to the hospital days prior after suffering a stroke “in her sleep.”

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