WASHINGTON — Kara Kennedy, the oldest of three children of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, was recalled at her funeral Wednesday as a thoughtful friend and devoted mother who had a mischievous side like her father.
During services at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, her brothers remembered her as an avid swimmer and someone who sent cards in the mail with newspaper clippings enclosed rather than e-mails with attachments. Her brother Patrick Kennedy said he pictured his sister and their father, who died in 2009, sailing off into “the starry skies together.”
Kara Kennedy, 51, died Friday after a workout at a Washington health club. The District of Columbia’s medical examiner has not released an official cause of death.
Among those attending Wednesday’s funeral were Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, and relatives Caroline Kennedy and Maria Shriver.
