Kennedy clan gathers to say goodbye to Joan Kennedy, last of old guard
The first wife of the late U.S. Ted Kennedy, who died at 89, was remembered for her complicated legacy — one marked by addiction, music and political dynasty.
Dozens of members of the Kennedy family gathered in Boston on Wednesday to mourn the death of Joan Bennett Kennedy at a Catholic Mass.
“It's no secret that she had a complicated life, you know, her troubles with alcohol. But for us she was our grandmother,”
Edward Kennedy III told reporters after the funeral. He said he was grateful to the city of Boston for “embracing her when she was recreating herself and her life,” after her divorce from Ted Kennedy in 1982.
- Hundreds attended the downtown service Wednesday
- including former U.S. Congressman Joe Kennedy III
- and current U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who served as a pallbearer
Author's summary: The Kennedy family gathered to mourn Joan Kennedy's death.
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