# Another Kennedy bites the dust: Patricia Lawford dead at 81

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 18, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kennedy-bites-the-dust-patricia-lawford-dead-at-81/373170 "2006-09-18T14:17:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kennedy-bites-the-dust-patricia-lawford-dead-at-81/373170/1 "2006-09-18T14:17:57Z")

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[Patricia Kennedy Lawford](http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/18/kennedy.lawford.obit.ap/index.html), Kennedy sister and ex-wife of actor Peter Lawford has died. I think that leaves Edward Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Eunice Kennedy Shiver as the only surviving siblings.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kennedy-bites-the-dust-patricia-lawford-dead-at-81/373170/2 "2006-09-18T16:32:32Z")

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I always thought she was very attractive. Led a very difficult life, though: deaths of three brothers, sister lobotomized, cheating husband, personal alcoholism. May she rest in peace.

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kennedy-bites-the-dust-patricia-lawford-dead-at-81/373170/3 "2006-09-18T17:36:29Z")

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The Kennedy Curse[sup]TM[/sup] strikes again!

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kennedy-bites-the-dust-patricia-lawford-dead-at-81/373170/4 "2006-09-18T21:21:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Encinitas]  
The Kennedy Curse[sup]TM[/sup] strikes again!  
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I hope you’re kidding.  
I could believe in the Kennedy Curse[sup]TM[/sup] as much as anyone, but dying at 82 years old is hardley a curse. Hell it might have been a blessing in her case!

E3

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kennedy-bites-the-dust-patricia-lawford-dead-at-81/373170/5 "2006-09-18T21:22:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Enright3]  
I hope you’re kidding.  
I could believe in the Kennedy Curse[sup]TM[/sup] as much as anyone, but dying at 82 years old is hardley a curse. Hell it might have been a blessing in her case!

E3  
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damn… Hardley = Hardly