Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy – assassinated in 1968 – and matriarch of the family, died this Thursday morning at the age of 96 following a stroke, his relatives reported.
“It is with loving hearts that we announce the passing of our wonderful grandmother, Ethel Kennedy. In addition to a lifetime of work for social justice and human rights, He leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.as well as many nieces and nephews, all of whom love him dearly,” his grandson, Joe Kennedy III, a former Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, said Thursday.
Kennedy noted that the deceased was “a devout Catholic and daily communicant” and said that “She is comforted to know that she has found the love of her life, Robert F. Kennedy.”. After her husband was murdered in a hotel in 1968, Ethel devoted herself to caring for her eleven children and founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his involvement in various social causes.
That’s how she met Bobby
Ethel Skakel – her last name before marrying the politician – was born on April 11, 1928 in Chicago and met her future husband in 1945 at a ski resort, although at that time the Democrat was dating her older sister , Patricia, according to. an official biography. However, Ethel and “Bobby” – the former president’s nickname – They ended up getting married in 1950 and a year later they had their first daughter, Kathleen.
Robert F. Kennedy was a senator from New York, and in 1968 he ran for president, shortly before he was assassinated. Ethel Kennedy dies about six weeks after his third son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ends his campaign about six weeks ago and will position itself in favor of Republican candidate Donald Trump.
