Patrick Kennedy Marries New Jersey School Teacher
Kennedy Family Photo
This afternoon, former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy, 44, married Amy Pettigout, a 6th grade teacher at the Northfield Communtiy School in Atlantic County. The couple lives in Absecon and is rebuilding a home in Brigantine, according to The Press of Atlantic City.
The opposite sex nuptials took place at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officiated.
Kennedy is the youngest son of the late U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy. He retired from congress after nine terms in January of this year.
During his political career, Kennedy publicly struggled with addiction. Since his retirement from congress he has been an advocate of One Mind For Research, a non-profit dedicated to brain research.
At only 44 years of age, Kennedy could easily decide to re-enter politics. If he did, he would shake up the career plans of several New Jersey politicians on both sides of the aisle. His name should be mentioned along with Frank Pallone, Robert Andrews (who introduced him to Pettigout) and Steven Rothman as possible Democratic candidates for U.S. Senator in 2014 should Frank Lautenberg retire again.
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“The opposite sex nuptials …”
It’s tough not to like you, Art. Thanks for the laugh.
Carpetbagger … er … Congressman Kennedy is not yet registered to vote here in New Jersey. I know that he is royalty and all, but shouldn’t we at least wait until he can legally vote in New Jersey before we start talking about him representing New Jersey in the US Senate?
Am I Registered?
Oh boy, another “former” addict. We have too many of them here already.
Husbands, lock up your wives …. the Kennedy affliction for adultery is well known. (That affliction even rubbed off on Arnold after he married into the Kennedy clan)
I hope he knows how to drive safely over bridges here in NJ.
Patrick, thank you for selecting a teacher. I hope you can use your power to support her profession. I get so tired of hearing the 24-hour media whine about how to improve education to better serve at-risk children. More testing is not the answer. My brothers and sisters and I grew up on welfare, with a mentally ill mother and an absentee father. When we were teens and my mother was committed again and again to mental institutions, we had to steal food, clothing and toiletries to survive. Yet, today, we have all broken the cycle of poverty and abuse for ourselves and our children. How? We had exceptional teachers. They didn’t just dispense facts. Instead, they provided opportunities for us to confirm our self worth. Money is not what is needed to improve education. Making it possible for caring, competent teachers to make a meaningful connection with EVERY child in the classroom makes all the difference. A high school teacher’s few positive comments scribbled in my weekly journal were enough to sustain me for a week. Soon, one week led to another and before I knew it, I was graduating from college. This magical connection in the classroom can never be measured by a standardized test. If you know a teacher looking for inspiration, please tell her about my new book, My Mother Killed Christ: But God Loves Me Anyway. It documents the amazing power of teachers!
Katie Roberta Stevens, I am so very sorry that those (public school ?) teachers that you mentioned above failed to teach you how and when to start a new paragraph. I suppose that what is really important is that your “self-worth” was validated by, presumably, proud members of the NJEA.
[Sarcasm off]
I heard Alex Deceivio needs new roomates
Katie – your post was inspiring and on the money but realize this is a Republican blog where hatred of anyone but successful business types is the norm. Only here could lonely chimps rag on wedding announcement.