Kennedy Services

Mr. Kennedy died Saturday from complications after an accident at Alvamar Country Club’s golf course.

He was born Oct. 10, 1924, in Newman, the son of John R. and Hattie M. (Roper) Kennedy.

Mr. Kennedy graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1942 and he attended Trinidad Junior College in Trinidad, Colo. He was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a lieutenant, flight instructor and fighter pilot. He attended Kansas University, where he earned a varsity letter on the football team.

Mr. Kennedy was an amateur golfer for several years and won the Lawrence Country Club championship several times. He turned professional in 1968 and became assistant professional at Alvamar Hills Golf Course. In 1970 he became the head pro at Alvamar and held that position until he retired in 1981. During that time he established an award-winning junior golf program and was a golf instructor.

Mr. Kennedy was a member of the Professional Golfers Assn., the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Eagles.

He married Jacqueline Tuttle on Jan. 16, 1949. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include a brother, Bernard, Lawrence; two sisters, Gaylene Rofkhar, Lake Dabinawa, and Betty Ann Schuler, Lake Jackson, Texas; two sons, Kris, Wichita and Rick, Scottsdale, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials to the Bob Billings Cardiac Observation Unit or to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn., sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Online condolences can be sent to www.rumsey-yost.com.