India, Oct. 8 -- Joan Bennett Kennedy, the late US Senator Ted Kennedy's wife, passed away at the age of 89.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman Steve Kerrigan said she died quietly in her sleep at her Boston home on Wednesday.

Kennedy, who was married to Ted Kennedy for twenty-four years, raised three children with him: Patrick, Ted Jr., and Kara. She advocated for addiction and mental health services, taught music, and played the classical piano.

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