The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbs at age 35.

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week after a November disclosure of a uncommon blood cancer diagnosis.

Family and Institution Shares News of the Passing

The sad news was shared in a online announcement by the Kennedy Presidential Library.

“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”

Insight into the Illness

In a published essay this past fall, it was shared that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a rare mutation.

This form of cancer is a cancer that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.

The family asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.