Landgraf-Klein Genealogie » Walter Joseph Kennedy Jr (1928-2008)

Personal data Walter Joseph Kennedy Jr 

Sources 1, 2
  • He was born on May 18, 1928 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.Sources 1, 2
  • Resident:
  • (Find A Grave Number) : 25784546.
  • He died on April 2, 2008 in Shawnee Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA, he was 79 years old.Sources 1, 2, 3
    Walter J. Kennedy, Jr., 79, of Shawnee, passed away April 2, 2008. Visitation will be at St. Joseph Catholic Church Tuesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Kansas City, Kan. Walter was born May 18, 1928, in Kansas City, Kan., to Walter and Emily Kennedy. After losing his mother, Walter moved to Turner, Kan., with his sister, Josephine Vincent. Walter joined the Navy and served in the submarine service from 1944-49. He was married in 1951 to Norma Jeanne Buie, who died in 1984. Walter was a graduate of the University of Kansas and University of Kansas Law School. After a brief stint as a government attorney in 1956, he moved his family to Eldorado, Kan., and worked in a law firm there until 1961, when he returned to Kansas City. Walter then joined the law firm Hoskins, King, eventually as a partner. He concluded his legal career in 2007 with McAnany, Van Cleave. Walter married Geraldine Lillich Rieke in 1986. He will be remembered for his love of jazz, history, and making us laugh. He leaves his loving wife, Geri; and daughters, Kathleen Kennedy and husband James Andrews, and Nancy Kennedy; a brother, Jack Kennedy and wife Mary; step children, Greg Rieke and wife, Beth; Janet O'Neal and husband, Mike; and Robin Neville and husband, Bill. Walter had nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. The family suggests donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, (913) 384- 8997, in loving memory of Walt's granddaughter, Julie O'Neal. Online condolences may be expressed at www.amosfamily.com. Arr.: The Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, (913) 631-5566.

    Published by Kansas City Star on Apr. 6, 2008.

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/walter-kennedy-obituary?id=4344940
  • He is buried on April 8, 2008 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, Verenigde Staten.Sources 1, 2

Household of Walter Joseph Kennedy Jr

He is married to Geraldine Marie Lillich.

They got married on May 20, 1986 at Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas, USA, he was 58 years old.Source 1

The couple were divorced on UNKNOWN.

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees
    Record for Geraldine Marie Lillich
    / Ancestry.com
  2. USA, Find A Grave-Index, 1600-heute, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Legacy.com, Obit Walter J. Kennedy Jr.

Historical events

Birthday May 18, 1928

  • The temperature on May 18, 1928 was between 3.7 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
    • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
    • June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
    • June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
    • October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
    • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.

Day of death April 2, 2008

  • The temperature on April 2, 2008 was between 4.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • March 19 » GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
    • May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
    • September 20 » A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
    • September 23 » Matti Saari kills ten people before committing suicide.
    • October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
    • December 9 » The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

Day of burial April 8, 2008

  • The temperature on April 8, 2008 was between -1.7 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people.
    • March 23 » Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India
    • March 24 » Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
    • October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
    • November 4 » Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
    • November 25 » Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades.


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