Chris Affleck, beloved mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck and a tireless civil rights advocate, passed away peacefully at 83 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Diagnosed in December 2025, she fulfilled her final wish—seeing her grandson graduate high school—just days before her death on May 31, 2026. A Harvard alum and 35-year public school teacher, she marched for justice, volunteered for Obama, and stood with Palestine’s water justice movement. Proud of her five grandchildren and her sons’ achievements, including the Oscars for “Good Will Hunting,” she lived her life questioning authority and uplifting others.
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