Praise flows in for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, last brother in political dynasty, dead at 77HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, last surviving brother in an American political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. Children of Edward Kennedy’s generation making names for themselves, but lower keyWith Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s death, only one of the nine children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy — Jean Kennedy Smith — survives. Members of the family’s next generation have fallen short of the iconic stature of their uncles, but continue to make their mark in public and private life. Late Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Ted Kennedy): Brief BiographyA chronology of the life of Sen. Edward Kennedy Highlights in the life of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, surviving brother in political dynasty, dies at 77 after cancer battleHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, last surviving brother in an American political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. Edward M. Kennedy dies at age of 77 from brain cancer
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