Westminster School - Annual Yearbook (Simsbury, CT)

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It is with the deepest sense of gratitude for a job unbelievably well done that this issue of g'Theom- enosi' is dedicated to Mr. David Kennedy, our depart- ing Assistant Headmaster, and his family. All of us at Westminster who have been privileged to have been here at the school with him are aware of the depth of our loss and the magnitude of the good for- tune of The De Vaux School where he had become Headmaster. For twenty-three years Mr. Kennedy has served our school. During the past four years, he has been the Assistant Headmaster, but his influence in the school ranged far beyond the duties of his position. Mr. Keyes pointed out how it was literally impossible to enumerate Mr. Kennedyls accomplishments be- cause the great intangibles always present were the man's character, integrity, and spirit. His policy of no compromise with right and wrong has helped make Westminster the school it has become. Even those of us in the student body who have come under his judgement could not fail to admire and respect a man who never seemed to deviate from his prin- ciples. But let it not be thought that Mr. Kennedy was all strictness and severity. Justice was always tempered with sympathy-intelligent sympathy. Without listing all of his duties and activities it should be noted that his interests were almost limit- less where the school and church were concerned. As house master of Andrews House, head of the His- tory Department, coach of the first hockey team, and college advisor, his work brought him into close contact with almost every student in the school. Interested in boys, the Kennedy's have always taken a corridor. Mrs. Kennedy now teaches at the Renbrook School and is very prominent in town af- fairs. Mr. Kennedy, before taking over his Assistant Headmaster post, coached several younger teams. Even with the pressing work now, he always finds time to coach the First hockey team each year. There is no doubt that the Kennedys will miss all their friends - faculty members, students, graduates, and many others with whom they have so long been acquainted. However, as Mrs. Kennedy said, Our purpose in leaving is to share with others some of the experiences and pleasures which we have so richly enjoyed here. Westminster will be going with us. The Theomenos would like to wish the Kennedys the best for the coming years in their home. E! e

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