Kenneth Patrick Dowd

Rest in peace, Uncle Ken.
I am so very grateful to be the eldest Dowd niece and have so many wonderful memories of you. Including one special and unforgettable one .... as a child on Christmas Eve, you came as Santa Claus to our home and surprised us all. I remember looking at your beautiful eyes and saying to you "Santa you have the same eyes as my Uncle Ken".

As a kid I remember so many great memories of you especially your sense of humor at many family gatherings for the holidays, summer barbecues, pool parties at Uncle Earl´s and especially the Dowd get togethers at Kensington lake (photo).

And I´m so grateful I was at Karrie´s wedding admiring father/daughter dance.

Every time I saw you Uncle Ken, you always gave me the biggest hug from your heart and it just melted me. Unspoken words knowing you as the brother to our late father Jim (passed 1980). You held all the family memories and encouraged me to keep looking into our family ancestry often giving me clues and especially our Irish heritage.

I admire your legacy of raising your family with Aunt Kath and enjoying your grandchildren. And your special bond with your favorite dog Ozzie.

May God comfort and give you peace each day ... Aunt Kath, Ken and Krista, Evan, Conor, Marissa; Karrie and Mike, Kathlyn, Annabel; Kirk and Sigrid ... Uncle Ken´s legacy of memories and lessons will continue to live on in each of you.

Uncle Ken is at peace in heaven reunited with his parents and his brothers and sister and I envision they are singing Irish songs including Dowd family favorites "Danny Boy" and "Irish Eyes Are Smiling" that they would sing at family events especially weddings and funerals.