Keith L. Kennedy
November 28, 2007
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Kennedy, Keith D., 85, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 3, at 11:00 A.M. at Grace Presbyterian Church. Keith worked as a Technical Illustrator at Boeing for 25 years. He was a World War II Army Veteran. He was a member of the Kansas Watercolor Society and Wichita Artist Guild. Keith was an active member of Grace Presbyterian Church for 60 years. Preceded in death by sisters, Leone Downs and Lenore Kahle. Survivors: wife, Eleanor; son, Robert Kennedy and wife Laura of Milford, New Hampshire; daughters, Maureen Kennedy of Kansas City, Missouri and Kathleen Kennedy of Wichita; granddaughter, Clara Kennedy and husband, Ignacio of Brooklyn, New York; step-grandchildren, Rachel Rogers of Baltimore, Maryland, Matthew Rogers and Andrew Rogers, both of Kansas City, Kansas. Memorials have been established with Grace Presbyterian Church, 5002 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS, 67208 and Interfaith Ministries, Homeless Fund, 829 N. Market, Wichita, KS, 67214. Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
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Eleanor & Family, Keith was very special to us. My husband, Frank, & I had him as an instructor at Wichita Business College. Keith considered himself as our ‘matchmaker’. I guess he was a pretty good one because we’ve been married for 26 years now! I had been thinking about him lately & thinking that we need to call on him during Christmas break because it had been years. I guess it was the Lord’s prompting & sorry now that we didn’t go see him earlier. He always spoke with fondness of Eleanor & the ‘kids’.
Eleanor, I know that you are missing Keith so much now. Even though we did not see each other very often in recent years I still thought a lot about Keith. He was my first lead man at Boeing in the tech illustration department. When times got tough and I had to leave Boeing he and I, like so many others, had to go our separate ways. I never forgot Keith, his good humor, his patience, his artistic ability and his kindness. Goodbye to my good friend, I too will miss you Keith.
Eleanor, Robert, Maureen and Kathleen… I am so sorry to hear about Keith’s passing. Your family has been such a constant in my life.. 43 years of being good neighbors, friends, surrogate family… I remember Keith taking his daily walks and his amazing artwork. I think of him as someone who had a quiet strength and dignity, a dry wit, and a compassionate nature. I consider myself fortunate to have known him. Keeping you all in my prayers, Janet