> At a Glance
> – Tatiana Schlossberg, 36, granddaughter of JFK, died Dec. 30 from acute myeloid leukemia
> – Private funeral held Jan. 5 at St. Ignatius of Loyola, same church that hosted Jackie Kennedy’s memorial
> – Attendees included Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, David Letterman, and cousin Maria Shriver
> – Why it matters: Schlossberg’s public essay about her terminal diagnosis highlighted the human cost of rare cancers and drew national attention to the disease
Tatiana Schlossberg, the Yale- and Oxford-educated journalist and author who wrote eloquently about climate change, was remembered at an intimate yet high-profile funeral in Manhattan. The service, held at the same church that memorialized her grandmother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis three decades earlier, brought together political heavyweights, celebrities, and three generations of America’s most famous family.
The Service
Jack Schlossberg welcomed mourners inside St. Ignatius of Loyola, where family and friends gathered to celebrate the 36-year-old’s life. George Moran, her husband and father of their two young children, delivered the eulogy, while sister Rose Schlossberg gave a reading.
Caroline Kennedy, Tatiana’s mother, was photographed carrying 1-year-old Josephine out of the church. Moran held their son Edwin, born in 2022.
A Public Farewell
In November, on the 62nd anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, Schlossberg revealed in a New Yorker essay that she had been diagnosed with terminal acute myeloid leukemia shortly after giving birth to her daughter.
> “My parents and my brother and sister, too, have been raising my children and sitting in my various hospital rooms almost every day for the last year and a half.”
She wrote candidly about the guilt she felt adding “a new tragedy” to her family’s life, describing how her loved ones “held my hand unflinchingly while I have suffered.”
Legacy of Environmental Journalism
Schlossberg worked as a science reporter for The New York Times and authored the 2019 book Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have. During a 2019 TODAY interview, she explained her motivation:
> “I think climate change is the biggest story in the world. It’s a story about everything.”
Throughout her funeral service, speakers remembered her dedication to reporting on climate change and environmental issues.
Public Tributes
The JFK Library Foundation shared a photo of Schlossberg with her husband and children taken in her final months. Her brother Jack posted a quote from her book on Instagram:
> “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.”
Key Takeaways
- Schlossberg died Dec. 30, 2024, after an 18-month battle with rare leukemia
- She revealed her terminal diagnosis in a moving New Yorker essay
- The journalist leaves behind two young children and a legacy of environmental reporting
- Her funeral drew political leaders and celebrities to the same church where Jackie Kennedy was memorialized
The service marked the end of a life that, while cut tragically short, left an indelible mark on environmental journalism and public awareness of rare cancers.
