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| August 30, 2009 |
Senator Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009
Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy lived his entire life in the public eye, the youngest son of a wealthy U.S. businessman and ambassador, and the younger brother of both a U.S. Senator and a President. His personal and family life was riddled with difficulty and tragedy, some self-inflicted, some undeserved. First elected in 1962, he spent 47 years in the U.S. Congress, representing the state of Massachusetts, over time gaining power and respect from both sides of the aisle, earning the name "Lion of the Senate". Kennedy passed away on August 25th, 2009, at the age of 77. He was remembered this weekend by family, friends, colleagues, presidents and thousands of citizens of Massachusetts and beyond. (41 photos total)

Joseph P. Kennedy and his wife Rosemary Kennedy pose with their nine children for this picture in 1938 at Bronxville, N.Y. From left are, seated: Eunice, Jean, Edward (on lap of his father), Patricia, and Kathleen. Standing: Rosemary, Robert, John, Mrs. Kennedy, and Joseph, Jr. (AP Photo/Boston Globe, File) #

Members of the Kennedy family, from foreground left, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Senator Edward "Ted" M. Kennedy lead the funeral procession for President John F. Kennedy from the White House to St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Nov. 25, 1963. (Robert Knudsen/White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston via Bloomberg) #

Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy tells newsmen he feels "fine, fine" as he is wheeled into ambulance from emergency entrance of Cooley Dickinson hospital in Northampton, Mass., July 9, 1964. The junior Senator from Massachusetts is being transferred to hospital in Boston after suffering broken back in plane crash 20 days before. (AP Photo/AZB) #

The hearse carrying the casket of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy drives past Boston's historic Faneuil Hall (rear) as a bell tolls 47 times for the Senator's 47 years representing Massachusetts in the United States Senate during a farewell procession carrying the casket from the Senator's home in Hyannis Port to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts August 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Lisa Hornak) #

Members of the public sign a book of condolences for Sen. Edward Kennedy at the U.S. embassy in Dublin, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Kennedy was remembered as a flawed but passionate friend of Ireland who helped bring peace to the divided north and pride to Roman Catholics in the south. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) #

People wait in line to pay their last respects to US Senator Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, where Kennedy's body lies in repose before his funeral, in Boston, August 28, 2009. An estimated 25,000 Boston locals and visitors from around the world came on the first day of the vigil alone. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) #

From left to right: Former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former president George W. Bush and his wife Laura, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden and his wife Jill, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and former President Jimmy Carter wait for the services to begin at the funeral of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy on August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Brian Snyder-Pool/Getty Images) #

The hearse carrying Senator Ted Kennedy arrives at the U.S. Capitol in front of the Senate steps during the funeral procession August 29, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Sen. Kennedy will be buried near his brothers, former President John F. Kennedy and former Sen. Robert Kennedy, at Arlington Cemetary in Arlington, Virginia. (Ricky Carioti-Pool/Getty Images) #
More links and information
Edward M. Kennedy 1932-2009 - Boston Globe Obituary
A final farewell Boston Globe. 8/30
TedKennedy.org - official site
































