The 23-year-old daughter of U.S. Rep. James McGovern, Molly, has died, her family announced on April 24.

McGovern had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2019 and was undergoing treatment for her condition. A student at Northeastern University, she spent a year studying abroad at Bond University in Queensland, Australia. She was on spring break, visiting a friend in Assisi, Italy, when she died "unexpectedly" late in the evening of April 23, according to the family statement, which did not say how she died.

“Molly radiated pure joy. She lit up every room with her beaming smile — full of laughter, endless warmth, and a sharp wit that could disarm you in an instant," McGovern's family said in a statement.

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