On December 30, Jack Schlossberg — son of Edwin Schlossberg and Caroline Kennedy — shared a deeply moving post on social media honoring his late sister, Tatiana Schlossberg, on the day of her private funeral in New York’s Upper East Side.
In his post, Jack included several meaningful quotes, most notably one from Tatiana herself in her 2019 book, “Inconspicuous Consumption”:
“It’s up to us to create a country that takes seriously its obligations to the planet, to each other, and to the people who will be born into a world that looks different than ours has for the last 10,000 years or so.
…Essentially, what I’m describing is hard work with possibly limited success for the rest of your life. But we have to do it, and at least we will have the satisfaction of knowing we made things better.
…Come on, it will be fun (?)”
Jack also shared several poems about grief and loss, including “Crossing the Bar” by Alfred Tennyson, “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop, “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, and “Just a Memory Away” by Rita S. Beer.
He included quotes from former U.S. presidents, including Abraham Lincoln and his grandfather, John F. Kennedy, such as:
“There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. Since the first two are beyond our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.”
The post concluded with a photo of Jack and Tatiana placing their hands over their hearts at what appeared to be a political event, alongside older sister Rose and their father, Edwin Schlossberg — a tender snapshot of family connection and memory.
The private funeral included a Catholic Mass and brought the family together to mourn their loss. Earlier, on November 22, Tatiana had revealed that she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in May 2024 and had been given roughly a year to live.
Tatiana passed away on December 30 at the age of 35. The JFK Library Foundation, speaking on behalf of the Schlossberg family, shared via social media:
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
She is survived by her husband, George Moran, and their two young children, as well as her parents and siblings, Jack and Rose.
Amid the family’s heartbreak, Jack Schlossberg’s tribute, through quotes and poems, serves as a lasting reminder of Tatiana’s spirit, her love for knowledge and reflection, and the bond she shared with her family.
