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Patricia Kennedy Lawford, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and wife of actor Peter Lawford, died at her New York home of complications of pneumonia on Sunday, according to a family statement. She was 82. "My sister Pat is irreplaceable," Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (news, bio, voting record) said in a statement. "Everyone who knew Pat adored her. She was admired for her great style, for her love and support of the arts, her wit and generosity — and for the singular sense of wonder and joy she brought into our lives." Lawford is survived by four...

The Kennedy Cousins In this week’s “Intelligence Report,” Lyric Wallwork Winik writes that Christopher Kennedy Lawford’s new memoir, Symptoms of Withdrawal, is a rare peek inside the Kennedy clan from one of its members. Lawford—the son of J.F.K.’s sister, Patricia, and actor Peter Lawford—also writes of competition among his cousins. Below is a roundup of Lawford’s siblings and the Kennedy cousins of his generation, and what they’re reportedly up to: Children of Patricia Kennedy Lawford & Peter Lawford Christopher Kennedy Lawford, b. 1955 Actor, film producer, writer Sydney Maleia Lawford, b. 1956 Former model, now raising four children Victoria Francis...