Kyle Kennedy, Granddaughter of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy, Dies at 42
Kyle Kennedy, Granddaughter of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy, Dies at 42
Charna Flam, Sean MandellTue, October 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTC
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Kyle Kennedy, daughter of Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford, died at the age of 42 on Sept. 21
The educator, who was the granddaughter of Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, sustained a spinal cord injury in 2020
Kennedy is survived by two sons, Conor and Declan, along with her mother and siblings
Michael Kennedy’s daughter, Kyle Kennedy, has died. She was 42.
Kyle, one of 34 grandchildren of Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, died on Sept. 21 at her Westwood, Mass., home, according to her obituary.
Kyle Francis KennedyCredit: Burke Funeral Home
Her cause of death is pending, the Westwood Town Clerk tells PEOPLE.
The educator was born on July 6, 1984, in Washington, D.C to parents Michael (who died in 1997) and Victoria Denise Gifford. Victoria is the daughter of Frank Gifford and Maxine Avis Ewart and Kathie Lee Gifford’s stepdaughter.
Kyle Francis KennedyCredit: Kyle Francis Kennedy/Facebook
As noted in her obituary, Kyle was dedicated to early childhood education and worked on educational reform for disadvantaged children and people with disabilities. Her career began in New York City as a teacher in the program Teach For America after she graduated college.
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Kyle earned a history degree at Georgetown University, then a Master of Science in Early Education from Pace University and a Master of Education in Education Policy and Management from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
In August 2012, she married Liam Kerr at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. In the years that followed, Kyle and Kerr welcomed three children together. The couple first welcomed twins, Conor and Josie, but their daughter tragically died days after her birth. Two years later, Kyle and Kerr welcomed a second son, Declan. The obituary refers to Kerr as Kyle’s “former husband.”
In Kyle’s final years, she suffered long-term paralysis after she sustained a severe spinal cord injury in 2020, and subsequently became an advocate for people living with disabilities. Her activism included testifying at a hearing on discrimination in health care for people with disabilities at the Massachusetts State House.
She is survived by her 12-year-old Conor and 10-year-old Declan; her mother; brother Michael; sister Rory; and nieces and nephews McKie, Quinn, Jack and Caleb.
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