Martha “Lou” Kennedy, 92, the daughter of Charles and Charlotte Chambers, passed away peacefully at the Jewish Senior Services on Thursday, January 12, 2023. She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Matthew V. Kennedy.
Lou leaves behind her three sons, Stephen Kennedy and wife Evelyn of Homestead, FL; Matthew Kennedy Jr. of Hamden, CT; and Chuck Kennedy and wife Pamela of Trumbull, CT. She is survived by nine grandchildren, Shawn Kennedy and fiancée Linda Paolillo; Brandon Kennedy and wife Ashley; Cameron Kennedy and wife Erin; Michelle Kennedy and fiancé David Puglisi; Jordan Kennedy and wife Samantha, Taylor McCarthy and husband Shane; Amber Newell and husband Pat; Matthew Kennedy and fiancé Denise Lamontagne, Rachel Kennedy, ten great-grandchildren; her younger brother Charles “Lardie'' Chambers and wife Margaret; and many nieces and nephews.
Lou was born in Lake Forest, Illinois and lived all over the country. She graduated from The Lenox School, a private girls’ high school in New York City and then moved to California to attend Pepperdine College. One of her fondest memories was working at Yosemite National Park during one of her college summers.
While living in Los Angeles, California, she volunteered for the United Service Organizations Inc. (USO). During one of the local dances, she met the man she knew she would spend the rest of her life with. After getting married, Matt and Lou moved back east to start a family and were residents of Monroe, CT for 58 years. Lou was employed in the Monroe School System as a Physical Education Teacher for nearly 27 years.
In addition to spending time with family, one of their favorite pastimes was traveling extensively throughout North America in their motorhome, highlighted by seven road-trips to Alaska.
The family Interment will be private on Friday, January 20, 2023.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at https://www.alz.org/.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.spadaccinofuneralhome.com for the Kennedy family.
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