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KENNEDY, Nelda June Nashville, TN --
Age 72 November 25, 2003. Born April 18, 1931, daughter of Louise
Hicks Kennedy and Bernard Lee Kennedy. Graduate of Isaac Litton High
School Class of 1949. Earned her Bachelor of Arts in English, George
Peabody College for Teachers in 1953. Awarded the Master of Arts
degree from George Peabody College for Teachers. Employed by
Davidson County Public Schools, September 1, 1953, serving as sixth
grade teacher at Stratton School from 1953-1956. In 1956, she
transfenred to Madison High School where she served as an English
teacher for 30 years. She retired from Madison and from the
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools on June 4, 1986. Her
retirement coincided with Madison High's closing as a senior high
school. At Madison, she sponsored the National Honor Society and
taught advanced placement English for many years. In 2002, she was
honored at a Madison High reunion as an Outstanding Faculty Member.
She was a member of the Metropolitan Nashville Education
Association. In 1974, Miss Kennedy was elected president-elect of
the Metro Nashville Education Association and served as MNEA
president 1975-1976. She served on numerous MNEA committees,
including the Budget Committee, the Professional Rights and
Responsibilities Committee, and the Membership Committee. Ms.
Kennedy served as a delegate to the representative assemblies of
both the Tennessee Education Association and the National Education
Association for many years. Following her retirement from the Metro
Nashville public schools, she served as President of the Metro
Nashville Retired Teachers Association. She was president of the
Middle Tennessee Retired Teachers Association and in 1995-1996
served as president of Tennessee Retired Teachers Association. Ms.
Kennedy was, at the time of her death, a lifetime member of NEA-Retired
and a member of NEW - Retired, and a member of the Metro Insurance
Trust, representing retired teachers. She served on the Board of
Directors of Metro Center Retired Teachers Association. A life long
Democrat, she was active in the Davidson County Democratic Women.
She was also a member of the Women's Club of Nashville, Southminster
Presbyterian Church, and Alpha Delta Kappa, an honorary education
sorority. Ms. Kennedy is survived by two aunts, Alice Phillips and
Willie Frank Johnson and several cousins. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to Metro Nashville Retired Teachers
Association, Nashville, TN. Visitation on Friday, November 28, 2003
from 3-7 p.m, and funeral service on Saturday at 10 a.m., both at
ROESCH-PATTON, AUSTIN, BRACEY & CHARLTON FUNERAL HOME, 1715
Broadway, Nashville, TN, (615) 244-6480.
Published in The Tennessean on
November 28, 2003 |
