Paul Edward Kennedy

He was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on March 15, 1932. He was the youngest son of William and Noemi Kennedy. He moved to the United States in 1946 to attend high school in Great Neck, NY, and then Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, OH. He then attended and, in 1954, graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, lettering in soccer using the skills he developed in Trinidad. While serving in the United States Air Force, he married Jane Mather Benton from Pittsfield, MA and then prospered in a long career in the securities industry while residing in New Jersey. Upon retirement he and Jane moved to Swanzey, NH.

Paul enjoyed a long and healthy retirement with his family. He had a passion for golf and the friendships he made on the links. He was a longstanding member of the Keene Country Club, as well as the Olde Hickory Country Club in Ft. Myers, FL. He was well liked and remembered as a gentleman who took great interest in the people he met. He and Jane were the proud owners of a series of Shetland Sheepdogs. He enjoyed horticulture and working around his property, as well as the Big Band music of Stan Kenton. He and his wife enjoyed travelling, including long trips through the American west and many trips abroad. He loved history and reading and had a phenomenal memory for people and places.

He is survived by his wife Jane, to whom he was married for over 64 years, his daughter Ann Kennedy of Rochester, NY, and his son William Kennedy of South Lyon, MI, and his brother Malcolm Kennedy of Paducah, KY. He was also the proud grandfather of Paige and Katherine Kennedy.

A family memorial will be held at a later time.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Paul Edward Kennedy’s name to the Shriners Hospital for Children, PO Box 863765, Orlando, FL 32886 (www.ShrinersHospitalsForChildren.org) or to Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675 (www.WoundedWarriorProject.org).