Joan Bennett Kennedy, the former wife of the late US Senator Ted Kennedy, has passed away at the age of 89.
Steve Kerrigan, chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, who spoke on behalf of the family, said Joan died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boston on Wednesday, per NBC Boston.
“I will always admire my mother for the way that she faced up to her challenges with grace, courage, humility, and honesty," her son, Ted Kennedy Jr. said in a statement. "She taught me how to be more truthful with myself and how careful listening is a more powerful communication skill than public speaking.”
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