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Kyle Kennedy, a granddaughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, has died at 42
Kyle Kennedy, daughter of Michael Kennedy and granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died at her Massachusetts home in September. No cause has been released.
Kyle Kennedy, one of the grandchildren of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, has died. She was 42.
An online obituary says she died on September 21 at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts. No cause or manner of death has been made public.
Her family
Her father, Michael Kennedy, was Robert and Ethel's sixth child out of 11. Her mother is Victoria Denise Gifford, a daughter of NFL great Frank Gifford.
Kyle was only 13 when she lost him on the last day of 1997. He hit a tree while playing a game of football on skis with relatives.
A career in teaching
After finishing at Georgetown University, Kyle joined Teach For America and started out at a school serving disadvantaged students. Later she completed advanced degrees at both Pace University and Harvard.
Brief time in the spotlight
Kyle mostly stayed out of public view. Her 2012 wedding made headlines when her cousin Conor Kennedy reportedly arrived uninvited with Taylor Swift, whom he was dating at the time. Swift has always said she was invited and has claimed Kyle thanked her for coming.
Later hardships
In recent years Kyle lost a newborn daughter, Josie, only days after her birth. She was also paralyzed after badly injuring her spinal cord in 2020.
