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Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 42
Kyle Kennedy died at 42 at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts, on Sept.
21.
She was the daughter of Michael L. Kennedy and the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy.
Her cause of death is still pending, and her manner of death is under investigation, according to her death certificate.
In 2020, a severe spinal cord injury left her with long-term paralysis and other health challenges.
Kennedy later advocated for people with disabilities, including testifying at the Massachusetts State House about discrimination in health care.
She is survived by her sons, Conor and Declan, as well as her mother and siblings.
Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, died at 42.
She died on Sept. 21 at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts, according to her obituary.
Her cause of death has not been determined, and her death certificate says the manner of death is under investigation.
Kennedy sustained a severe spinal cord injury in 2020 that resulted in long-term paralysis.
She later advocated for people with disabilities and testified at a Massachusetts State House hearing.
- Who
- Kyle Kennedy, daughter of Michael L. Kennedy and granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy.
- What
- She died at age 42. Her cause of death has not been determined.
- When
- Sept. 21; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Her home in Westwood, Massachusetts.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Kyle Kennedy was born in Washington, D.C.
Her father, Michael L. Kennedy, died in a skiing accident.
Kyle married Liam Kerr.
She sustained a severe spinal cord injury that resulted in long-term paralysis.
She died at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts.
- Age at death
- 42
- Date of death
- Sept. 21
- Place of death
- Westwood, Massachusetts
- Spinal cord injury
- 2020
- Surviving sons
- Conor, 12; Declan, 10
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The years that followed brought struggles, but Kyle fought to maintain her dry wit and determination through it all, trying to be the best possible mother to her sons and caring for her two beloved, ill-behaved Wheaten terriers
She also began to advocate for people living with disabilities, including testifying at the Massachusetts state house in a hearing on discrimination in disabled health care