Kyle Kennedy, RFK’s Granddaughter, Dies at 42 After Spinal Cord Injury

Kyle Francis Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died peacefully at her Westwood, Massachusetts home on Sept. 21 at age 42, six years after a spinal cord injury left her paralyzed. Kyle, a mother to Conor and Declan, was remembered for her devotion to her children and her advocacy for people with disabilities, including testifying at the Massachusetts state house on discrimination in disabled health care. She earned degrees from Georgetown, Pace, and Harvard, and dedicated her career to early childhood education. Her death follows the December passing of her second-cousin Tatiana Schlossberg, who died from a rare blood cancer. Kyle is survived by her mother, sons, former husband, and siblings.