Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a November announcement of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Announces the Passing
News of her death was announced in a online announcement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Condition
As detailed in a published essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been suffering from acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
This condition is a malignancy that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.