The late U.S. Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy now has a permanent place of remembrance at the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Memorial.
Although he was neither from Gloucester nor lost at sea, "the lion of the Senate," who was felled by cancer last summer, was honored for his unstinting support for the fishing industry and the soft spot in his heart for Gloucester. The ceremony featured Kennedy's grand nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy III. Members of the late senator's Washington staff also flew in for the dedication of a wide granite paving stone at the east entrance to the Fishermen's Wives memorial park on Stacy Boulevard. The engraving says: "Senator Edward M. Kennedy — his love of the sea was reflected in his commitment to the commercial fishing industry of Massachusetts and the nation."