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Facts

Also Known As Ethel Skakel Kennedy
Born April 11, 1928 • Chicago • Illinois
Died October 10, 2024 (aged 96)
Founder Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014)
Notable Family Members son Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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