The Kennedy family has suffered multiple tragedies over the decades, the two assassinations and multiple untimely deaths.

A "devoted" husband of 65 years is among the lost loved ones commemorated in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. Michael Bates is one of 34 people fondly remembered by family and friends.

Members of the Kennedy family, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Mary Richardson Kennedy, gather in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts to await news after the disappearance of John F. Kennedy ...

MSG: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Mary arrive during funeral services for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, Massachusetts August 29, 2009.

Kennedy's decision to "retire" the previous 17-member panel was widely decried by doctors' groups and public health organizations.