Alice Kennedy

Alice Marie Kennedy, 88, of Arlington passed away Friday, February 21, 2020. Services: Visitation Tuesday, February 25 at 11:00am with service to follow at 11:45am, Arlington Presbyterian Church 1308 W. Pioneer Parkway Arlington, Texas 76013. Alice was born September 25,1931 in Missouri Valley, Iowa to Martin and Alice Holt Johnson, the ninth of ten children. She graduated from Logan High School in nearby Logan, Iowa in 1949 where she was Salutatorian, Homecoming Queen and a talented basketball player. After graduation, Alice and a friend moved to Denver, Colorado seeking employment and adventure. It was in Denver that she was introduced to a handsome airman, Fred Kennedy, a fellow Iowan. Fred and Alice married December 26,1954. After moving to several places around the country with Fred's job they settled in Marion, Iowa where they raised their family. They moved to Arlington in 1974. Alice worked at the University of Texas at Arlington until she retired in 1996. Retirement years for Fred and Alice were full of Texas Rangers baseball, travel, golf, dear friends, family and fun. Alice was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Elnora and Ruth; brothers, Ted, Lester, Charles, Everett, Robert, Harold, and Ken; dearly loved brothers and sisters-in-law; and her special guy, Fred, in 2017. Alice is survived by daughter, Sue; son, Bill and wife Donna; grandchildren, Katie and Parker; sister-in-law, Lois Johnson; brother-in-law, Bob Johnstone; and many nieces and nephews, each one her favorite. Memorials would be gratefully received at Arlington Presbyterian Church. Wade Family Funeral Home (817) 274-9233