Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the assassinated Robert F. Kennedy has died at the age of 96.
Kennedy was hospitalized after a stroke in recent days and died Thursday.
Former Congressman Joseph Kennedy III posted a statement on X on behalf of the family.
It said: “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.
"She was a devout Catholic and a daily communicant, and we are comforted in knowing she is reunited with the love of her life, our father, Robert F. Kennedy; her children David and Michael; her daughter-in-law Mary; her grandchildren Maeve and Saoirse; and her great-grandchildren Gideon and Josie.”
