Statement issued by Paul G. Kirk, Jr. Board Chairman, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation on behalf of the staff of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
"We are all deeply saddened by the death of Patricia Kennedy Lawford .
Mrs. Lawford was a loyal and devoted friend to the Kennedy Library and Foundation. As an active member of the Board of Directors, she worked tirelessly to support the work and programs of the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Whether she was personally overseeing the refurbishing of the Library’s formal reception room, representing the Kennedy family at public events and ceremonies, or being fully engaged at Board meetings, Pat Lawford embraced the mission of making the Kennedy Library a living and vibrant memorial to her brothers John and Robert.
All of us at the Library will miss her courage, her wit, her smile and her guidance."