Jack Schlossberg Honors Late Sister Tatiana With Heartfelt Tribute: “She Will Always Be With Us”
Tatiana Schlossberg, Acclaimed Writer and Daughter of Caroline Kennedy, Dies at 35 After Leukemia Battle
Tatiana Schlossberg, an accomplished environmental writer and the beloved daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, has died following a courageous battle with leukemia. She was just 35 years old.
The devastating news was confirmed early this morning through a statement shared on the official Instagram account of the JFK Library Foundation, on behalf of her family.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning,” the statement read. “She will always be in our hearts.”
Tatiana is survived by her husband, Dr. George Moran, their two young children, and a close-knit family that includes her parents, her brother Jack Schlossberg, her sister Rose, and her sister-in-law Rory. At this time, the family has not announced any public plans regarding funeral or memorial services.
A Life of Purpose, Courage, and Unflinching Honesty
In November, Tatiana revealed her terminal diagnosis in a deeply personal essay published in The New Yorker. The essay, released on the anniversary of her grandfather President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, offered an unfiltered look at illness, motherhood, and legacy.
She wrote movingly about the role her family played during her treatment, sharing that her parents and siblings helped raise her children while spending countless days at her hospital bedside.
“They have held my hand unflinchingly while I have suffered,” she wrote, “trying not to show their pain and sadness in order to protect me from it. This has been a great gift, even though I feel their pain every day.”
Tatiana also reflected on the emotional weight of adding another tragedy to a family already marked by historic loss.
“For my whole life, I have tried to protect my mother,” she wrote. “Now I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”
A Voice That Extended Beyond Personal Pain
In one of the essay’s most striking sections, Schlossberg expanded beyond her own diagnosis to address broader issues affecting cancer patients and women’s healthcare. She detailed how political decisions — including policies supported by her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — could directly affect access to lifesaving treatment.
She described fearing cuts to leukemia and bone-marrow research funding and spoke candidly about medications used during a postpartum hemorrhage that saved her life, underscoring the real-world consequences of regulatory decisions.
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Her words resonated widely, not only for their bravery, but for their clarity and urgency — transforming her personal story into a broader call for compassion, science-based policy, and humanity.
A Legacy That Endures
Tatiana Schlossberg was more than a Kennedy by birth. She was a writer of conviction, a mother of devotion, and a voice shaped by intellect and empathy. Her final work stands as both a farewell and a testament — one that will continue to move readers long after her passing.
Just weeks before her essay’s publication, her brother Jack Schlossberg shared the article on social media, accompanied by a simple but poignant message: “Life is short — let it rip.”
Today, those words carry even deeper meaning.
Tatiana Schlossberg’s legacy lives on — through her children, her writing, and the indelible mark she left on those who knew her and those who read her truth.
