James Kennedy's Obituary
James (Jim) Kennedy, Jr., 65, of Broken Arrow, OK passed away Sept. 24, 2018 after a 12 year battle with cancer. Jim was born Nov. 5, 1952 in Tulsa. He married Hilarie (Stutzman) Kennedy June 4, 1976 and they had 2 sons and 2 grandsons: Brian and Leigh Kennedy, Grandsons Jackson and Grayson of Goodlettsville, TN and Greg and Shoua Kennedy of Broken Arrow.Jim was preceded in death by his parents James Sr. & Raphael (Romano) Kennedy and brother Stephen.He retired after 32 years from Spirit Aerosystems/Rockwell where he was an assembler and machinist.He loved to travel and take cruises, exploring different places. Blues and Rock and Roll music always filled his life and he achieved his biggest dream to see Eric Clapton perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In his spare time he enjoyed working on re-building his 1977 corvette.He was a wonderful husband and dedicated father and grandpa and will be dearly missed by all.A memorial service will be held Sept. 27th at 11am in the Rose Chapel at Floral Haven, lunch to follow.
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