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Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. in the Hickory Hill neighborhood Wednesday afternoon Police arrived to the 4000 block of South Mendenhall Road just before 3:30 p.m Five men were taken to a hospital from the scene MPD said four were in non-critical condition and one was in critical condition A sixth person — it is unclear at this time if it is another man — was dead at the scene but said the investigation into the shooting is "ongoing." They are requesting that anyone with information call CrimeStoppers at (901)528-2274 In a brief press conference Wednesday evening Louis Brownlee called the incident "isolated." "Investigators are combing over evidence and trying to uncover everything that they can to help bring closure to this case," Brownlee said during the press conference This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal He can be reached by phone or email: (901)208-3922 and Lucas.Finton@commercialappeal.com 2025 at 6:21 pm CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Mahmoud Abdedeen holds his new baby daughter (Courtesy of Advocate Health Care)OAK LAWN IL — Mahmoud and Shuroug Abdedeen had a special delivery early Wednesday morning on New Year’s Day Baby Julia Abdedeen made her debut at 1:20 a.m. Jan. 1 at Advocate Christ Medical Center. 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Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. where her large family congregated every summer “She has had a great summer and transition into fall,” a family statement published by NPR said of the late human rights activist “Every day she enjoyed time with her children and enjoy many lunches and dinners with family.” Read on to revisit Ethel Kennedy’s iconic homes in Virginia and Massachusetts, both of which Architectural Digest toured.—Katie Schultz This article originally appeared in the August 1987 issue of Architectural Digest The summer of 1986 marked another turning point in the life of Ethel Kennedy was running for Congress in Maryland and her oldest son was campaigning for Tip O’Neill‘s congressional seat in Massachusetts Ethel Kennedy threw herself energetically into both campaigns a role she hadn’t played since the late 1960s Kathleen Kennedy Townsend recalls the reaction her mother got she instinctively noticed the few people who were undecided and would go up to them and charm them she is the best campaigner I've ever seen.” Kennedy’s energy is no surprise to her friends Kennedy’s assistant attorneys general and a close family friend “After Bobby's assassination she did not retire from life and the family’s houses remained centers for her children Continuity is very important to the Kennedys.” who as Ethel’s roommate at Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart would introduce her friend to her brother Bobby “No wonder she is such a drawing card at campaign rallies,” Smith says enthusiastic and fun then and she still is She is locked up in her children—their careers And she cares so much about the memorial.” Ethel Kennedy has devoted much of her time to the memorial established in his name by family and friends to keep alive his who is on the board of directors along with several of her siblings “My father believed that people should be treated fairly My mother feels the same way She wants the memorial to excel and she works hard at it and gets involved in all the details.” Operating out of a small house in Georgetown Kennedy Memorial gives three awards a year founded in 1968 by a group of journalists who covered his last campaign Past winners include Paul Conrad of the Los Angeles Times and Bill Moyers of CBS included first prizes in print and photojournalism to the Dallas Morning News and Sam Rawls of the Atlanta Constitution The book awards were endowed by historian Arthur Schlesinger from the proceeds of his biography Robert Kennedy and His Times The first award was presented in 1980 to William H Chafe for Civilities and Civil Rights; Greensboro North Carolina and the Black Struggle for Freedom a group of mothers and relatives of political prisoners who have disappeared in El Salvador In 1986 it was given in absentia to Zbigniew Bujak and Adam Michnik two Poles associated with the Solidarity movement 1 / 11ChevronChevronHickory Hill in Virginia Ethel Kennedy's residence since the mid-1950s combines period furniture with historic memorabilia On either side of the living room window are the flags from President Kennedy's Oval Office and from Robert F Kennedy's office at the Department of Justice.But even with her renewed duties of campaigning for her children the strongest elements of continuity in Ethel Kennedy’s life are her two houses: Hickory Hill in Virginia In 1956 Robert and Ethel Kennedy bought Hickory Hill from John F and Jacqueline Kennedy and settled in with their growing family the mansion has been imbued over the years with the lively open-door policy of the Kennedy family The light and air and friendliness of the house is apparent inside and out It’s in the barking of the Newfoundland puppies and King Charles spaniels as they welcome their owner home It’s in the wealth of colors from bouquets of flowers throughout and the potted pink geraniums and white petunias pink and white being two of Ethel Kennedy’s favorite colors its eighteenth-century French furniture and chintz Ethel Kennedy looks out of the glass sliding doors that give onto a view of the sloping lawn below its six-foot-high boxwood that leads to the swimming pool and pool house particularly in a snowstorm,” she says quietly Ethel Kennedy has always been loath to talk about herself whose deep Catholic faith and self-deprecating sense of humor have helped her through many traumatic periods many similarities between her childhood and that of her late husband competitive and filled with the will to win.” As one of seven children Ethel Skakel was a natural athlete who rode swam and generally enjoyed her childhood in Greenwich Robert Kennedy graduated with a law degree from the University of Virginia shy man who unlike his older brothers was an average athlete and student Bobby needed the support that Ethel provided uncomplicated love of life and her husband gave him the reassurance and security he needed for his emotional side to blossom and mature As he rose in public service—chief counsel for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations— Ethel Kennedy would attend hearings daily visiting Capitol Hill with their children in tow when their dogs still outnumbered their children Kennedy was president and Bobby was attorney general Hickory Hill was “the most spirited social center in Washington,” wrote Arthur Schlesinger with thirty guests crowded into a small dining room make Bobby buy me a bigger dining room table.’ Soon there was a bigger table “I remember the night the French ambassador’s wife got her dress ruined,” Ethel Kennedy recalls with the tables set on the sloping hillside All would have been well had not one enthusiastic guest become so excited at something that she bounced her hands on the table “was absolutely drenched in a deluge of red wine.” also concerning a French citizen: a dinner for André Malraux and it was too late to do anything about it or move anything when the rain began in the drenching rain.” Columnist Rowland Evans remembers the occasion as being typical of the happy chaos that reigned at Hickory Hill “Unexpected guests arrived and were made welcome doors banged as waiters made their way up and down the slippery slope came up with one of the few English words he knew—‘Hellzapoppin!’ ” when Joe Kennedy rented a summer house on the beach at Hyannis Port the Kennedys have traditionally retreated there en masse each summer What has long been dubbed the “Kennedy compound” is an enclave of turn-of-the-century cottages separated by lawns who has played an indispensable role in Ethel Kennedy’s life in the years since Robert’s death often stays at his mother's house and is a regular visitor at Ethel’s she recalls that her brother-in-law would hardly be out of his car before eleven pairs of feet would swarm around him but Hyannis Port remains the center of their summers Last summer saw a break with tradition when instead of organizing the annual clambake for Edward Kennedy And amid the general hustle and bustle Ethel Kennedy still finds time to organize tennis matches and go sailing John Douglas describes a typical day at the shore then sailing with Ethel as skipper—and that’s exciting Eunice or Teddy and their children probably coming over It has been many years since the presidential campaign of 1968 when the rooms at Hickory Hill and Hyannis Port were filled with the hot arguments of young speechwriters who had to be quiet when the children came in to say goodnight to their father and it would be It would probably not surprise Robert Kennedy to know that his wife and children are continuing the work he began and that a new generation is carrying on the Kennedy political legacy Nor that the spirit of the two houses he loved lives on Every year there will be more small people coming down to say goodnight to their grandmother and the pajamas will still be wall to wall Related: See More Celebrity Homes in AD Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight Investigators say Simeyon Johnson shot and killed Thomas "Biscuit" Wideman in Apartment 61 in Building 5 at Hickory Hills Apartments on July 9 Thirty-seven minutes before midnight on a warm Sunday night in early July 2023 a 911 operator answered a call from a female stating that a male had been shot at Hickory Hills Apartments First responders were dispatched to apartment number 61 in building five of the Marlowe Court complex where they found 50-year-old Thomas “Biscuit” Wideman deceased from a gunshot wound to his upper left chest Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content Email notifications are only sent once a day or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to read or post comments Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your 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