Kerry Kennedy publicly remembers Mary Richardson Kennedy, says no one is to blame for her suicide

Bythebay… Stating that someone had suffered from depression (as the Kennedy’s have) does not equal vilification. Vilification is the blame you so freely throw at her husband purely because he happens to be a Kennedy. If you feel sympathy for Mary, why not post a condolence on her site (which is now online) instead of vilifying the children’s father any further.

I haven't seen any mention that Mary Richardson Kennedy has any Irish ancestry although her Wiki description has been removed and the only reference to her now is on Robert Kennedy Jr.'s wiki. She was a graduate of Brown University and an environmental architect but all that has been thrown out by the Kennedys who want to villify her.

it's not a question of hating the Kennedys, it's a question of hating what the Kennedys do and what they get away with because they have money and an excellent family run organization. They steamroll anyone once that person is no longer useful to them.

Mary Richardson Kennedy didn't leave her children, they were taken away from her by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who of course has the staff and long standing Kennedy Organization to do whatever he and the Kennedys want. He also stopped her access to money and of course she had little or no income on her own.

The Kennedy haters are going to thrash on the clan no matter what evidence comes up. Facts do not matter to them; only their prejudices count. Having had a cousin who killed herself thanks to depression, I know how destructive it can be, even when treated with medication. Anyone who uses this tragedy as an excuse to forward their own hatred is just plain diseased in both head and heart.

McNamara 31...I totally agree with you. No mother in her right mind would leave her children like that. Every one should be thanking God that they don't have a mental illness instead of talking about people they don't know.

Kennedy men are notorious for thrashing on their wives. RFK Jr's brother, Joe Kennedy, cheated on his first wife, Sheila Rauch Kennedy. He managed to get an annulment from the RCC, without her knowledge. He was married to his second wife for three years before Sheila found out about the annulment! She fought back by writing a book called "Shattered Faith", in which she described the bullying pressure to which he subjected her. She was told that "Kennedy women don't talk"! But she most certainly did talk!! Mary Kennedy was an intelligent, talented woman who was part of the Kennedy family long before she married Robert. How agonising it must have been for her to have been betrayed by her husband, and also to have the family, of which she had been part for so long, to ban her from their gatherings in Hyannis Port. It definitely sounds like she could have been treated with more compassion by a lot of people! Robert's eulogy was extremely self-serving. Kerry sure acted like Mary's "very best friend" when she recently tweeted a picture of Robert with his new squeeze, Cheryl Hines, at the birthday of Mary's other "very good friend", Glenn Close!! It occurs to me that with friends like Kerry and Glenn, Mary did not need any enemies!!! May she rest in peace. R.I.P.

the kennedys have also HELPED people....probably HELPED MORE, then they've hurt. alisa

Why do so many people refuse to accept the cold hard facts, the Kennedys used and abused people for generations?

Ironjustice....The deceased is beyond help, however, you did mention, Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) which is considered the most common genetic disease in North America and is particularly, common among the Irish here and in Ireland. Basically, HH causes toxic levels of iron to accumulate in vital body organs that can manifest itself as chronic fatigue, mental confusion, depression and memory loss, heart disease, diabetes and liver disease, including cancer and cirrhosis, among others. The disease can be found in persons of all ages from children to seniors and is fatal if not treated. Screening includes both a DNA test along with proper iron tests. By combining the proper blood tests for iron overload with the DNA test, physicians can achieve the most complete picture of the patient's genetic status as well as, the patient's current iron storage levels. Treatment includes a series of Therapeutic Phlebotomy (TP) more commonly called bloodletting, much as occurs when one donates blood to the Red Cross. IC would be doing a public service to the Irish Community here and abroad, if they would provide some insightful information on this silent killer!

A mentally functioning mother would never do this to her children no matter what she felt for her ex. Only a very ill mom would inflict this on her own kids.

More blatant Kennedy spin, Mary Richardson Kennedy is no longer alive to defend herself. She was driven to suicide not by a difficult divorce but by years of philandering by her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Chronic depression is a disease. People who blame a person’s depression on others are ignorant of the disease. Situations may trigger attacks throughout a person’s life; however the disease like diabetes or heart disease is always there and needs to be managed medically like any other disease. Bobby Kennedy is going to have plenty on his plate trying to guide his children through this tragedy without ignorant people hanging the blame of their mother’s death on their father.

More like Anti Kennedy chromatosis!

Kerry Kennedy may have been the deceased’s best friend but she is still the sister of the man who was divorcing her which I feel renders her comments a tad biased and not wholly convincing. I’d rather hear the reflections of Mary Richardson’s siblings or even Robert Kennedy’s first wife, the one he divorced to marry Richardson if anything. Enough already Kerry.