Raised in Manhattan and somewhat separated from their Hyannisport cousins , Caroline and John Jr. were very close , and especially so following their mother 's death in 1994 . After John Jr. died in a plane crash in 1999 , Caroline was the only remaining survivor of the former President 's immediate family , and she preferred not to have a public memorial service for her brother . She decided that his remains would be cremated and his ashes scattered into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha 's Vineyard , where he met his fate . John Jr. bequeathed Caroline his half ownership of '' George '' magazine , but Caroline believed that her brother would not have wanted the magazine to continue following his death , and the magazine ceased publication two years later
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