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Mark Kennedy Obituary
Mark was born on July 25, 1941, in Evanston, Illinois, to Beatrice (Campbell) and Ardis Morrison Kennedy. He attended Staunton Military Academy, New Trier High School and Bard College. Mark lived in Hoboken, NJ, New York City's Lower East Side, and New Orleans, LA and spent many summers at his cabin on Sugar Island. He worked as a house painter, a book binder, a book buyer, and a tow barge operator on the Mississippi River.
Mark loved old books, classical music, strong espresso, his Harley Davidson, and cats. He was a member of the Rockford Institute where he and other members traveled many times to Italy for history lectures and cultural immersion. Mark had many friends far and wide who loved him for his wry wit and keen intellect.
Mark was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Mary Kennedy DeCamp, his brother James Ardis Kennedy, and his nephew John Michael Kennedy. He is survived by a nephew, Peter Kennedy DeCamp, and two nieces, Ardis Kennedy DeCamp and Kathleen Kennedy, as well as many Kennedy and Campbell cousins.
A service will be held at 11am on Saturday June 22, 2024, at the First United Presbyterian Church of Sault Ste. Marie, followed by burial at Riverside Cemetery. There will be a reception for friends and family at 1pm at the Sugar Island Community Center on Sugar Island. All are welcome.
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Larry and Luanne Rutt
June 21, 2024
I grew up on Sugar Island not far from the Kennedy's home and have since moved back during the summers. My husband who does small engine repairs met Mark about 5 years ago and they became good friends. Larry so enjoyed talking with Mark and of course Mark had several stories to share with him during the times that he would bring his items to the house for Larry to fix. He will be greatly missed at our place on Village Rd.
Larry and Luanne (McCoy) Rutt
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Jan & Don Darr
June 12, 2024
I met Mark Kennedy in 1971 when I married one of his close friends Robert Cowan. Every summer we shared many a long cocktail hours and great meal at the Cowan cabins. Mark was smart and had a sharp sense of humor. He was know to my two children as "Uncle Marker" and has maintained a relationship with both of them as adults. His father doted on the girls while he was alive and they were young toddlers. I will never forget the time when Mark stayed on the island through Halloween and we held a large costume party. He made a large cardboard freighter and he stepped in it and hung it by straps from his shoulders. He was the hit of the evening!! Thanks for all the wonderful times together. You are missed. Jan Darr
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