He had four sisters and two brothers, two of his sisters were Nuns. He was approximately 9 years old when this picture was taken at his first Communion, he took the name of Daniel for his Confirmation name. Gero had made up his mind that someday he would change his name because of the confusion caused when his mother would call for him or his brother Gerald, so when he went into the Seminary in the 8th grade he changed his name to Daniel Mathias Kennedy.
He decided after about one year in the Seminary that this was not the calling God had in mind for him, so he dropped out. When he would set his mind to do something, he went full bore, which at times would upset his wife quite a bit.
He was a very lucky person. One time he bought a raffle ticket at St. He was afraid of the ponies so he sold one of them and kept the other which they named Smokey in a friends very large garage near their home. He purchased a buggy and a sleigh and quite often would hitch Smokey up to them and the Kennedy family would take rides down Western Avenue with Dan at the reigns. This picture of Smokey, Dan, Violet and daughter Patricia Ann was taken in as they headed out on just one of many buggy rides through town.
Dan was an extremely dynamic person and very dedicated to his family. He was a kind, loving husband and father. Whenever a group was together he would show the picture of his family, of which he was justly proud. His untimely death on May 19, , after suffering a heart attack following the initiation of new Knights at Sacred Heart hall, was a severe blow to his family, our Council and the community just a few weeks prior he had had a complete physical at which he was told he was in perfect health.
Dan became a Knight in April and served as our Grand Knight from and then later as a trustee. The rehabilitation of our Council was done largely through his efforts that membership was increased and the financial structure of the Council was stabilized.
