Thousands of mourners remembered the lives of Robert Kennedy's granddaughter Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her 8-year-old son Gideon, who were tragically killed in a canoe accident earlier this month.
One participant called the ceremony touching, moving and devastating.The virtual memorial, described by a participant as one of"love and thanksgiving," was named,"A Gathering of Love and Thanksgiving for Maeve and Gideon." It included prayers, poems, readings and songs, according to a source who virtually attended the event. County star Kenny Chesney performed a moving rendition of"Amazing Grace.
"That intense love never dulled at all. It just grew. It got deeper and more complex and more complete. It incorporated our triumphs and our struggles and our joy and our fights and more laughter than anyone could ever expect to a lifetime, and it became the foundation on which we built our lives," he told the participants, according to People Magazine.David McKean also emotionally talked about his son, describing him as extraordinary and caring, the source said.
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