JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg, 32, attends sister Tatiana’s funeral after her death from cancer at 35; President Biden also present.

She spoke honestly about her love for her children and the heartbreak of knowing the time she could spend with them was limited. “I wasn’t sick,” she wrote of her early symptoms; “I had swum a mile in the pool the day before, nine months pregnant…

I wasn’t sick.” Her words resonated with readers around the world, capturing both the fragility and tenacity of human life.

Photos from the funeral showed intimate moments of family members supporting one another: Caroline Kennedy holding her young granddaughter close, Jack Schlossberg visibly emotional as he walked with his father and sister, and George Moran comforting his children amid the soft winter light.

Commentators noted that the choice of St. Ignatius Loyola was deeply meaningful; it is the same church where Tatiana’s grandmother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, had her own funeral decades earlier, bringing historic resonance to the farewell.

Throughout the day, expressions of condolences poured in from across the nation. Friends, colleagues, and fellow advocates remembered Tatiana not only for her professional contributions but for her warmth, compassion, and commitment to making the world a better place.

Writer and civil rights advocate Kerry Kennedy, a cousin, reflected that Tatiana’s life “left our world more joyful, more beautiful, more full of loving kindness,” while family friend Maria Shriver described her as “the light, the humor, the joy” whose work educated others about the planet and how to protect it.

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