Rosemary Kennedy, Sister of JFK, Dies at 86
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From Times Wire Reports
Rosemary Kennedy, a sister of John F. Kennedy who was born mentally retarded and lived most of her life in an institution after undergoing a lobotomy, has died at 86, her family said.
Kennedy, the inspiration for the Special Olympics spearheaded by the family, had been a patient since 1949 at St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children in Jefferson. She was the third child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, born a year after her brother John.
