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Senate adjourns in memory of Edward F. Kenny, Navy veteran and Boston firefighter
Summary
The Senate closed its session with a motion to adjourn in memory of Edward F. Kenny, who died Aug. 18; the presiding officer read a remembrance describing his military service aboard LSTs in World War II and his later career as a Boston firefighter.
The Senate adjourned its session in memory of Edward F. Kenny, the presiding officer said, after members approved a motion to pause the meeting for a moment of silence.
The chair said Kenny "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on August 18, just days before his 100th birthday." The presiding officer read a remembrance that said Kenny was "born and raised in South Boston," served in the United States Navy aboard LSTs during World War II in both the Pacific and European theaters including on D-Day, and later worked for the city of Boston as a firefighter on the fire boat and in Engine Company 1.
"Ed lived a long and remarkable life within love, service, and community," the chair read. The remarks listed family members by name and noted he shared 56 years of marriage with Mary T. McDonough Kenny and was the father of five children named in the record.
Senator Durant moved that the Senate adjourn in memory of Edward F. Kenny; the chair put the question and members approved the motion by voice. The clerk then read an order that the Senate reconvene Thursday next at 11:00 a.m.
Why it matters: legislative bodies customarily recognize former service members and public servants; the record provided the family's names and details of Kenny's military and firefighting service but does not include additional biographical documents or outside verification.
