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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.
“Yesterday’s service was extraordinary, meaningful, loving, and painful. It was unimaginably hard to grieve together without being together physically, but the remembrances for Maeve and Gideon was so strong that all felt close,” Alan Fleischmann, the former chief of staff for Maeve’s mother, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who remains very close to the family, told CNN.
Maeve’s husband, David, eulogized his wife and son in touching tributes, according to the source.
According to the source, David McKean said he had a crush on her from the first time he met her. He talked about their young courtship, how they would always write letters to each other even to the present and how they talked about growing old together.
“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. He wrapped up his remarks thanking family and friends for their support during this unimaginable time.
“We’re all so grateful that you’re with us today, but also that you’ve been with us on the road leading here, and that you’ll be with us in the journey that lies ahead. We thank you for your love and your support,” he said, according to People.
Maeve was the daughter of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and her husband attorney David Townsend.
CNN’s Paul LeBlanc contributed to this report.
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