Tragedy has struck the Kennedy family with a gut-wrenching loss that reminds us all of life’s fragility.
According to the Daily Mail, the nation mourns alongside Caroline Kennedy as her daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, passed away at 35 from leukemia, with her funeral held Monday at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York, surrounded by immediate family and close friends.
Tatiana’s battle with blood cancer came to light just six weeks before her untimely death last Tuesday, a revelation that shocked many who admired her quiet strength.
Born to Caroline Kennedy, the sole surviving child of JFK, and designer Edwin Schlossberg, Tatiana carved her own path with a Yale undergraduate degree and a master’s in U.S. history from Oxford.
Her career as an environmental journalist showcased a commitment to issues often politicized by the progressive agenda, yet she approached them with a grounded perspective that earned respect across the aisle. She met her husband, George Moran, now a urologist at Columbia University, during her Yale days, and their 2017 wedding at the Kennedy compound on Martha’s Vineyard was a beautiful moment of family unity, officiated by a former Massachusetts governor.
Tatiana and George built a life together in a stunning Upper East Side apartment, raising two young children—three-year-old Edwin and one-year-old Josephine—whose innocence now faces the harsh reality of loss.
At the funeral, Caroline Kennedy was seen cradling her granddaughter Josephine, a poignant image of generational love amidst sorrow, while George held their son Edwin close, a father’s strength on full display.
The service saw Tatiana’s brother Jack, 32, alongside their father Edwin and eldest sister Rose, a tight-knit circle of grief that excluded controversial figures like cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose absence was reportedly intentional to keep the focus on healing.
A source close to the family noted, “RFK Jr. will not be invited, and the family made that decision intentionally,” emphasizing a desire to shield the children from public drama.
Let’s be honest—while some may cry ‘family feud,’ this move isn’t petty; it’s a pragmatic choice to prioritize the kids over a relative Tatiana herself called the family ‘embarrassment’ in a recent column. In a world obsessed with woke reconciliation at all costs, sometimes boundaries are the ultimate act of love.
In a touching tribute, the JFK Library Foundation shared a photo of Tatiana smiling in a Martha’s Vineyard garden with her family and pet dog, captioned, “As we remember Tatiana and celebrate her life, our hearts are with her family and all who loved her.”
That image, taken just three months before her passing, contrasts sharply with the struggles she detailed in a New Yorker essay published on the anniversary of her grandfather’s assassination, where she shared that her cancer was discovered after Josephine’s birth.
Tatiana wrote of her husband’s unwavering support, saying, “George did everything for me that he possibly could. He talked to all the doctors and insurance people that I didn't want to talk to; he slept on the floor of the hospital; he didn't get mad when I was raging on steroids and yelled at him that I did not like Schweppes ginger ale, only Canada Dry.”
She continued, “He would go home to put our kids to bed and come back to bring me dinner. I know that not everyone can be married to a doctor, but if you can, it's a very good idea. He is perfect, and I feel so cheated and so sad that I don't get to keep living the wonderful life I had with this kind, funny, handsome genius I managed to find.”