Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a November revelation of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss
Her passing was confirmed in a online announcement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Details of the Illness
In a published essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been suffering from a type of blood cancer with a rare mutation.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that affects the bone marrow and blood cells.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.