Her brother Ted Kennedy passed away 15 days after her death. With his death, Jean Kennedy Smith remains the last surviving child of the American political dynasty that was created by the marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
She was the first living American woman to be portrayed on U.S. legal
tender (the Special Olympic coins of 1995).
She predeceased her brother Senator Ted Kennedy, who was too
ill to attend her funeral, by 14 days.