Robert Allen Kennedy's Obituary
Robert Allen Kennedy was born on April 22, 1955 in St. Helens, OR. to John & Beverly Darron Kennedy.
He died in a Puyallup, WA. care center on January 15, 2007 at the age of 51.
Robert graduated from Scappoose High School in 1974. He pursued course work in cooking before developing a love for automotive mainenance. He worked for Jordon Motor Company in St. Helens, where he prepared new cars for delivery. Later Robert obtained a degree from ITT Technical Institute as an Electronic Technician. After his degree he worked for Precision Audio in Portland. Later he worked for Beaverton Packaging in Portland until 1993 when he went to work for SEH America. Robert worked there for 13 years when he was diagnosed with ALS Lou Gehrig's Disease in the year 2004, which took his life on January 15, 2007.
Robert enjoyed hiking, computers, biking, gardening and automotive maintenance. He also enjoyed barbershop singing, where he was a member of the 60 strong Portland based barbershop group, the Vocal-Gentry and the St. Helens based barbershop group, the Columbia Cordsman which he later led.
His family extends a special thanks to the care givers at Rainier Vista Care Center in Puyallup, Washington.
Robert is survived by his father, John R. Kennedy of Bellevue, WA.; his brother & his spouse Steven & Julie Kennedy; Nephews: Thomas, Patrick & Jacob Kennedy all of Redmond, WA.; Aunt Hazel Kennedy and cousin & her spouse: Mary Ann & Jeff Specht all of Warren, OR.; Aunt & Uncle Ben & Audrey Van Eaton of Yakima, WA.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Columbia Funeral Home.
Committal service & interment: Columbia Memorial Gardens Cemetery-Scappoose, OR.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Wildlife Foundation.
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