The end of an era: Ted Kennedy has lost his battle to Brain Cancer on August 25, 2009. A mainstay in the Senate for the Democratic, Kennedy's influence helped pass many bills championing civil rights for minorities and people with disabilities, among others. His influence is paramount. Say what you want about the Chappaquiddick incident, but without Ted Kennedy (as well as the efforts from his brothers), the fight for civil rights would have been much harder.
What I admire about Mr. Kennedy is his tenacity during trying times. Living through the murders of both of your older brothers, John and Robert Kennedy, and the tragic death of your Golden Boy nephew, JFK Jr., is more than enough for one human to bear. But to continue to have faith in a government, in an America that took away your siblings is one of the testaments that defines Ted Kennedy's life. If you didn't know his tenacity from the deaths going on around him, you would know it through the ordeal that ultimately claimed his life: Brain Cancer. Instead of resigning when he got news of his prognosis, he continued his senatorial duties. Even through a rough and cutthroat presidential nomination process in 2008, he stuck through with his endorsement of now President Barack Obama.
His title remained "Senator Edward Moore Kennedy" until death.
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