Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her son Gideon are being fondly remembered after they've both been presumed dead.DAVID MCKEAN, FACEBOOK
Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her son Gideon have been presumed dead after disappearing while canoeing on Chesapeake Bay last week.
The extended Kennedy family is paying tribute to Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 41, and her
son Gideon, 8, who are both presumed dead after disappearing while canoeing in Chesapeake Bay last week.
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On April 3, the US Coast Guard issued a statement saying that they had suspended the search for Maeve and Gideon. CBS in Baltimore reports that the recovery mission is set to resume today, Monday, April 6.
David McKean, Maeve's wife and Gideon's father, issued a statement on Friday confirming that the search had pivoted to a recovery mission. Other members of the extended Kennedy family have since shared their condolences and grief.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter to the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Maeve’s mother, issued this statement: "With profound sadness, I share the news that the search for my beloved daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon has turned from rescue to recovery.
“Our Maeve devoted her life to helping society’s most vulnerable. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer who pursued a career in law to give voice to the voiceless. She was Executive Director of the Georgetown University Global Health Initiative and taught bioethics and human rights as an adjunct professor, where she gave hope to those who need it most. Maeve served on the board of the Brady Campaign and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, where she honored the standard that we are all defined by the plight of those society leaves behind.
Too much money and too much idle time on their plate.
