Lauren Bessette

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Lauren Bessette
Born November 5, 1964(1964-11-05)
White Plains, New York
Died July 16, 1999 (aged 34)
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Martha's Vineyard
Nationality American
Other names Lauren Gail Bessette
Occupation Investment banker
Relatives Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Lauren Gail Bessette (November 5, 1964July 16, 1999) was an American investment banker and the sister of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr..

[edit] Biography

Bessette was born in White Plains, Westchester County, New York, the daughter of William J. Bessette and his wife, Ann (née Messina). Bessette had a twin sister, Lisa Ann. Raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, she attended William Smith College in New York, majoring in economics. Later, she received her Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She worked as a senior investment banker specializing in Asian financial markets at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Manhattan for nearly six years prior to her death.[1]

On July 16, 1999, Bessette died at age 34 along with her sister Carolyn, and John F. Kennedy, Jr., when an aircraft Kennedy was piloting crashed into the sea near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.[2] Their ashes were scattered at sea on July 22, 1999.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lauren Bessette excelled as N.Y. investment banker. CNN.com (2001). Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
  2. ^ Duke, Lynne. "Bodies of Kennedy, Bessettes Brought to Shore", Washington Post, 1999-07-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  3. ^ Gellman, Barton; Ferdinand, Pamela. "Kennedy, Bessettes Given Shipboard Rites", Washinton Post, 1999-07-23, pp. A1. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 

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NAME Bessette, Lauren
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bessette, Lauren Gail
SHORT DESCRIPTION Investment banker
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH White Plains, New York
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1999
PLACE OF DEATH Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Martha's Vineyard