William Kennedy

William J. "Pete" Kennedy, 92, passed away July 24, 2006, at Colonial Manor in Whitefish. He was born July 26, 1913, in Kansas City, Mo., to William A. and Marie (Feeney) Kennedy.

Pete was the oldest of three brothers. He later moved to Frankfort, Kan., where his father had a car dealership. His uncles started a bank in the same town. Pete trained glider pilots for missions over Germany during World War II.

After the war, Pete and his wife Ginny moved several times, but they lived mostly in Las Vegas, Nev., where Pete worked for several large famous casinos. Pete retired from that line of work, and he and his wife owned and operated a Dairy Queen across the street from a large high school in Las Vegas.

While working there, Pete and Ginny "adopted" several students and helped them along the way. Not having any children of their own, they thoroughly enjoyed teens. They eventually sold the Dairy Queen and retired to Bigfork, where they enjoyed many friends and attended faithfully the Catholic Church in Bigfork. Pete always had a smile and a kind word to say. He will be missed.

Memorial Mass was held July 27, 2006, at Pope John Paul Catholic Church in Bigfork. Burial will be at Woodlawn City Cemetery, in Las Vegas, at a later date.