Kennedy Clan Mourns the Loss of Joan Kennedy
The first wife of the late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, Joan Bennett Kennedy, passed away at the age of 89, leaving behind a complicated legacy marked by addiction, music, and a storied political dynasty.
Dozens of Kennedy family members gathered in Boston to bid farewell to Joan at a Catholic Mass. Her grandson, Edward Kennedy III, remembered her as a grandmother, acknowledging her struggles with alcohol, but also her resilience in recreating her life after her divorce from Ted Kennedy in 1982.
“It's no secret that she had a complicated life, you know, her troubles with alcohol. But for us she was our grandmother,”
said Edward Kennedy III, expressing gratitude to the city of Boston for embracing her during her journey of self-reinvention.
- Hundreds attended the downtown service, including former U.S. Congressman Joe Kennedy III.
- Current U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. served as a pallbearer.
Author's summary: Joan Kennedy's complicated legacy remembered by the Kennedy clan.
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