Afterflirting (5)very briefly with a career in acting and graduating from Brown University and New York University Law School, Kennedy worked as an assistant district attorney in New York City and then quit toget into the business (6)of journalism himself. In 1995, he launched the successful, hip political magazine, George. Although he certainly could have had a future in politics, he never entered thepolitical arena (7), choosing instead to make his own way in publishing and public service. Known for his adventurous nature, he nonethelesstook pains to (8)separate himself from the morereckless antics (9)and self-destructive impulses of some of the other men in the Kennedy clan.

John F. Kennedy Jr. had been linked with numerous Hollywood celebrities including Madonna, Julia Roberts and numerous models. Kennedy broke hearts across America when, in September 1996, he married his"soulmate" (10)and longtime girlfriend Carolyn Bessette.

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

On July 16, 1999, Kennedy, Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, were flying to Martha's Vineyard on a single engine private plane piloted by Kennedy,en route to (11)his cousin Rory Kennedy's wedding in Hyannisport, Massachusetts. When their plane did not arrive as scheduled, massive search parties were sent out tolocate (12)the aircraft. Luggage anddebris (13)from the wreckage were found washed ashore the Gay Head section of Martha's Vineyard, and the three passengers were eventually presumed dead. Americans mourned the loss of the beloved son of one of the country's most admired families, and shared their sadness in the tragedies that seem tohaunt(14)them.

On July 21, search crews recovered the bodies of JFK, Jr., his wife and sister-in-law. Across the nation.The Kennedy and Bessette families planned a burial at sea for all three. A private mass for JFK Jr. and Carolyn, was held at the Church of St. Thomas More on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis worshipped; it was attended by President and Mrs. Clinton.