Statement from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on the passing of Jack Connors, Jr.

July 23rd, 2024 (Boston, Mass.)– The co-founder of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Ambassador Victoria Reggie Kennedy, said today, “We mourn the loss of a giant, a friend, and one of the most generous and decent human beings any of us has ever known. Jack was a very special person who demonstrated through his own life what it means to be a civic leader, what it means to be an inspiring leader, and we will miss him dearly.” 

In May 2008, Senator Kennedy asked Jack to help with the establishment of the Institute because he knew that when you needed something done in Boston, you needed Jack Connors. Because of Jack’s work the Institute has had the foundation necessary to take us from a germ of an idea to a dynamic hub of civic engagement for students and the public. The Institute extends our deepest condolences to Eileen Connors and the entire Connors family.

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