Andrew Kennedy's video: HAPPY 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO NELSON SUZANNE KENNEDY

MOM AND DAD, CHEERS! CONGRATULATIONS ON 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE! WE ALL LOVE YOU SO MUCH! Read their amazing story: Cincinnati, Ohio. July 25, 1970. Temperatures were in the upper 80’s that afternoon. The new hit single “Spill the wine” by Eric Burdon and War was rising the charts. Riverfront Stadium had just opened, and one month earlier, the Reds played, and won, their last game at Crosley Field against the San Francisco Giants, 5-4. Nelson Kennedy and Suzanne Stephenson were getting ready to make their vows at Madeira Silverwood Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was attended by 70 of their closest friends and family. There was no air-conditioning. It lasted just 30 minutes. Cake and punch were served afterwards in the slightly cooler basement of the church. Before long they were shuffled into Nelson’s 1970 “Gulfstream Aqua” Ford Maverick, and they were off to start their lives together. After a 3-day honeymoon in French Lick, Indiana, they were soon headed off to live near Nuremberg, Germany. Nelson was to be stationed there for three years of active service to the U.S. Army after having just graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Suzanne had just graduated from Bethesda Nursing School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Years later, Nelson and Suzanne were given the opportunity to move to Cincinnati, their old stomping grounds. They jumped at the opportunity, and they moved into a house on Caribou Court in Madeira, Ohio with their three children, Christy, Neal, and Andy. They got a Yorkshire Terrier puppy for the kids and named her Terry. They attended Saint Paul Lutheran Church for many years while the children attended Madeira City Schools. Nelson served as the Sunday School Superintendent and continued working for Proctor and Gamble. Suzanne began to work at The Madeira Family Practice as a nurse. When Terry passed away, the family added Loafer, “The Friendly Wonderdog”, a beautiful black lab mix. When Suzanne retired from nursing, she studied to become a hospital chaplain and worked for 8 years as a chaplin at Christ Hospital and Mercy Fairfield until she retired as a chaplin. Suzanne is an excellent nurse, chaplin and mother. Nelson retired early in 2002 at the age of 52 after 27 years with P&G. He then got his CDL license. For a retirement job and hobby, Nelson drove a school bus for several years and then switched to semi-trucks and is hazmat certified. Nelson is a superb professional driver and an amazing father. About the time Nelson retired from P&G, Nelson and Suzanne sold their family home on Caribou Court and moved into a townhome in downtown Madeira for a short time. Then, they moved into a brand-new condominium in Mason, Ohio, where they still live today with their beloved (and spoiled) cat, Mikey. Soon after they moved into the condo in Mason, Nelson’s sister, Mary Ann, passed away. Mary Ann’s 14-year-old daughter, Leanne, came to live with Nelson and Suzanne in 2007. Leanne Kennedy was born on March 16, 1993. Nelson and Suzanne took her in much like Mom-mom and Pop-pop had taken in Suzanne all those years ago. Suzanne, having lost her own mother at the age of 12, was in a unique position to understand Leanne’s grief on some level. Leanne became like their fourth child and they love her dearly. Leanne attended Mason High School, excelled, and eventually became a nurse like Suzanne. Nelson and Suzanne have both been previously ordained as deacons. They now attend Heritage Presbyterian Church in Mason, where Nelson is currently an ordained elder and head of the mission committee at the church. Nelson and Suzanne enjoy volunteering with the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Warren County; a mission to help the homeless. In addition, both also enjoy their most important retirement job of all; being full-time grandparents. Nelson and Suzanne are amazing grandparents and have five grandchildren: Lily, Linus, Laurel, Honor and Glory. Nelson and Suzanne Kennedy are so very loved by their family, their friends, and their community. Nelson and Suzanne are so grateful to be surrounded by so many friends, and they are also so loved, appreciated and respected by everyone that knows them. Christy, Leanne, Neal, Andy, and the whole Kennedy family are so thankful to have them and to be loved by them. And now, Cincinnati, Ohio, on the eve of July 25, 2020. Again, Mom and Dad, Cheers! Congratulations on 50 years of marriage! Well done! We all love you both so much!