Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday after a recent disclosure of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Passing
News of her death was announced in a social media post from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
In a personal essay late last year, she disclosed that she had been found to have a type of blood cancer with a uncommon variant.
This condition is a cancer that originates in the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they cope with their sorrow.