01of 13A Forever BondSasha Chermayeff/AUGUSTJohn first met his dear friend Sasha Chermayeff at Andover, the elite boarding school he attended as a teenager. Pictured: John and Sasha in 1992.“John always carried a lot of responsibility and weight,” Chermayeff says. “I think he had his share of burdens. But in a manner that seemed fearless, he sought out a real life.”
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A Forever Bond
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John first met his dear friend Sasha Chermayeff at Andover, the elite boarding school he attended as a teenager. Pictured: John and Sasha in 1992.
“John always carried a lot of responsibility and weight,” Chermayeff says. “I think he had his share of burdens. But in a manner that seemed fearless, he sought out a real life.”
02of 13Great ExpectationsSasha Chermayeff/AUGUST"No one will ever live a life like John F. Kennedy Jr," says Gillon, a historian, author ofAmerica’s Reluctant Princeand a friend of John’s since John’s time at Brown University.“There’s probably no one who’s ever walked the earth that was the focus of media attention their entire life,” says Gillon of John, seen here in 1978 at Andover.
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Great Expectations
“No one will ever live a life like John F. Kennedy Jr,” says Gillon, a historian, author ofAmerica’s Reluctant Princeand a friend of John’s since John’s time at Brown University.
“There’s probably no one who’s ever walked the earth that was the focus of media attention their entire life,” says Gillon of John, seen here in 1978 at Andover.
03of 13A Life of PromiseSasha Chermayeff/AUGUST"There’s many layers to the tragedy of his death," Gillon says.John, pictured on Martha’s Vineyard in 1992, “had spent his life trying to figure out who he was and what he wanted to do,” Gillon says. “And he finally figured it out in those last couple of years. He discovered that his calling was to go into politics.”
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A Life of Promise
“There’s many layers to the tragedy of his death,” Gillon says.
John, pictured on Martha’s Vineyard in 1992, “had spent his life trying to figure out who he was and what he wanted to do,” Gillon says. “And he finally figured it out in those last couple of years. He discovered that his calling was to go into politics.”
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A Loving Heart
John was the godson to Chermayeff’s son Phineas. (They are pictured here in 1993.)
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No Shirt, No Problem
“He had all the physical attributes of a body builder,” says Gillon, “but he was a really sensitive caring person inside.”
06of 13’Alive to the Fullest’Sasha Chermayeff/AUGUSTJohn (here in 1998 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, with Phillip Howie, Chermayeff’s husband) “was openhearted, compassionate, warm,” Chermayeff says.He was “alive to the fullest.”
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‘Alive to the Fullest’
John (here in 1998 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, with Phillip Howie, Chermayeff’s husband) “was openhearted, compassionate, warm,” Chermayeff says.
He was “alive to the fullest.”
07of 13Soaking Up the SunSasha Chermayeff/AUGUSTJohn in the summer of 1993 on Martha’s Vineyard with actress Daryl Hannah, whom he dated off and on for several years.
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Soaking Up the Sun
John in the summer of 1993 on Martha’s Vineyard with actress Daryl Hannah, whom he dated off and on for several years.
08of 13Just JohnSasha Chermayeff/AUGUSTRaised in the spotlight, John carried his fame with natural ease, friends say. Here he is seen goofing off at a dinner party with Chermayeff (right) and her sister, Maro, in 1991.But, says Gillon, “John did not just lead a charmed life. He led a complicated life.”
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Just John
Raised in the spotlight, John carried his fame with natural ease, friends say. Here he is seen goofing off at a dinner party with Chermayeff (right) and her sister, Maro, in 1991.
But, says Gillon, “John did not just lead a charmed life. He led a complicated life.”
09of 13Carefree MemoriesSasha Chermayeff/AUGUSTJohn, with Sasha (right) and a few friends in New York City in 1988.
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Carefree Memories
John, with Sasha (right) and a few friends in New York City in 1988.
10of 13True ConfidantesSasha Chermayeff/AUGUST"John did things with his male friends — ski trips, kayaking, and many travels — but he confided in his female friends, especially Sasha," says Gillon, who befriended John after he became John’s teaching assistant in a history class John attended at Brown.John (seen here with Chermayeff in 1988) “was also the best person to get advice from,” Gillon says. “He had spent a lot of time analyzing himself and, in doing so, he had a better sense of other people.”
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True Confidantes
“John did things with his male friends — ski trips, kayaking, and many travels — but he confided in his female friends, especially Sasha,” says Gillon, who befriended John after he became John’s teaching assistant in a history class John attended at Brown.
John (seen here with Chermayeff in 1988) “was also the best person to get advice from,” Gillon says. “He had spent a lot of time analyzing himself and, in doing so, he had a better sense of other people.”
11of 13A Fond RegardSasha Chermayeff/AUGUSTChermayeff (here with John in 1991 at her birthday party) was close to both him and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.“John and Carolyn were wonderful people,” she says. “They fell in love and had a stunning, dream-like wedding. I don’t know what would have come to pass … no one does.”
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A Fond Regard
Chermayeff (here with John in 1991 at her birthday party) was close to both him and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.
“John and Carolyn were wonderful people,” she says. “They fell in love and had a stunning, dream-like wedding. I don’t know what would have come to pass … no one does.”
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A Friend Remembers
Sasha Chermayeff
“I sincerely hope people can enjoy the photos and see a taste of something unique in all the perfection and imperfection that was their life,” Chermayeff says.
13of 13The Way They WereSasha ChermayeffFrom left: Carolyn and John on the beach at Martha’s Vineyard with Chermayeff’s son, Phineas, in 1996.
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The Way They Were
From left: Carolyn and John on the beach at Martha’s Vineyard with Chermayeff’s son, Phineas, in 1996.
source: people.com
