Son of late Mass. Sen. Edward Kennedy thanks Rhode Island constituents for support, sympathy

Edward Kennedy’s son thanks public for condolences

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The son of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy is thanking his Rhode Island constituents for their support and sympathy after his father’s death.

Congressman Patrick Kennedy took out a half-page ad inside Sunday’s front section of The Providence Journal that includes of photo of him and his father standing next to each other and smiling.

Kennedy says in the ad that his family has been overwhelmed and deeply moved by the outpouring of condolences from the public. He says it has helped strengthen the family through the difficult times.

Edward Kennedy died Aug. 25 after a long fight with brain cancer. He was 77.