Kyle Kennedy, RFK's granddaughter, dies at 42

Kyle Francis Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died at 42 on Sept. 21 at her Westwood, Massachusetts, home, following years of medical issues from a severe spinal cord injury. An educator, she built a career in early childhood education, advocating for equitable schooling and disability rights, and testified on discrimination in disabled health care. She was the daughter of Michael LeMoyne Kennedy. She leaves two sons, Conor and Declan, and had run the 2019 Boston Marathon. Her father died in a 1997 ski accident.