William KENNEDY

KENNEDY, William “Bill“ - Peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Thursday October 16th, 2008. Bill Kennedy in his 66th year. Bill was born in Barrie, the son of the late George and Mary Kennedy. Bill earned his wings with the RCAF in 1965 and flew Search and Rescue Command and Transport Command. In 1973 he left the Air Force and began his career as a commercial airline pilot. He retired in 2003 and became an avid golfer. Bill was a dedicated member of the Canadian Ski Patrol System and was awarded Life Membership #52 in 2005. Beloved husband and best friend of Mary Kennedy (nee Landreville) for 44 years. Devoted father of Bill Kennedy and his wife Kara, and Amanda Kennedy, all of Barrie. Loving papa of Tyler and Lauren. Dear brother of Anne Rupert and her husband Frank of Oshawa, Karen Brown and her husband Terry of Barrie, Jane Burke and her husband Jim of Barrie, Judy Ideson and her husband Terry of Parry Sound, John Kennedy and his wife Barb of Barrie, Jim Kennedy and his wife Ann of Oro, Dan Kennedy of Toronto and the late Tom Kennedy. Friends may call at the STECKLEY-GOODERHAM FUNERAL HOME, (Clapperton and Worsley Streets), Barrie on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service in the Chapel on Tuesday October 21st, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Interment Barrie Union Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Ski Patrol System would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.steckleygooderham.com Because I Fly Because I fly I laugh more than other men I look up and see more than they, I know how the clouds feel, What it's like to have the blue in my lap, to look down on birds, to feel freedom in a thing called the stick<$> who but I can slice between God's billowed legs, and feel then laugh and crash with His step Who else has seen the unclimbed peaks? The rainbow's secret? The real reason birds sing? Because I Fly, I envy no man on earth. 11282966