Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern said Thursday that his 23-year-old daughter Molly McGovern died “unexpectedly in Italy while visiting a good friend and his family.”

Rep. Jim McGovern, along with his wife and son, announced the death of his daughter Molly McGovern, who died unexpectedly.

Molly McGovern, the daughter of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, died unexpectedly while on a trip in Italy, the Massachusetts congressman's office said Thursday. She was 23 years old. The high-ranking Democrat from Worcester said his daughter was battling a rare form of cancer and just finished a semester studying abroad in Australia.