I,AS THE FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW OF HER SON,DUNCAN, MET LOUISA LATER IN HER LIFE. THIS WAS IN DECEMBER OF 1998. OUR DAUGHTER, KATHERINE, HAD MET DUNCAN AT A PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO A FEW MONTHS BEFORE. IT APPEARED TO BE A QUICK AND SERIOUS ROMANCE!! JOE AND I WERE GOING TO BOSTON TO VISIT ANOTHER DAUGHTER, ANNE, AND HER FAMILY AFTER CHRISTMAS. KATHERINE AND DUNCAN WERE ALSO COMING FROM SAN FRANCISCO. IT SEEMED LIKE A SUITABLE TIME FOR THE ELDER KENNEDYS AND US TO MEET. LOUISA AND MIKE DROVE TO BOSTON FROM NORTHEAST HARBOR. LOUISA WALKED INTO THE HOUSE WITH A LIVELY, ASSURED, AND COMFORTABLE PRESENCE. I WAS TAKEN WITH HER EASY AND SOCIAL GRACE. FROM THAT MOMENT ON, LOUISA NEVER LOST THAT LOVELY GRACE IN HER COMMUNICATIONS WITH US.CHRISTMAS CARDS WERE ALWAYS FULL OF FUN FAMILY PICTURES AND AMUSING TITLES. I WAS IN AWE OF LOUIS'S ABILITY TO PICK JUST THE RIGHT GIFT FOR HER LOVED ONE. HOW DID SHE DO IT WITH SUCH EASE? AS HER DAYS CAME TO AN END, WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO SPEND SOME PRECIOUS MOMENTS WITH HER. I LOVED OUR TIME TOGETHER IN JULY AT NORTHEAST HARBOR. HER WONDERFUL SPIRIT SHONE THEN AS IT ALWAYS HAD. WE WILL REMEMBER HER WITH GREAT FONDNESS AND RESPECT.