James Kennedy

(Editor's note.  The following was received from Jim on 01/11/07)
2007 update. I have been in New Hampshire for almost 30 years now. My current wife, Debby, and I breed, train, and compete English Setters in grouse and woodcock field trials all over the U.S. and Canada. Debby is a special education teacher, and is very active in the National Education Association. I am Vice President of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation, which represents all the hunters and fishermen in the state. We both spend a lot of time in Concord on political issues. Last year, we drove to Alaska to visit with Debby's father. We went north through Canada, and returned through the western U.S. A trip of a lifetime, and I got to fish some great rivers. We went to Ireland this spring, and we regularly visit Debby's daughter in San Diego.

I am trying to retire, but my landscape architect and wetland scientist business just keeps on going. I did a lot of land planning for major developments and resorts in the Northeast, but now I am working almost exclusively on ponds, wetlands, and habitat management.

Attached are two photos - the first is from last fall at the International Amateur Woodcock Championship in New Brunswick. My 6 year old setter, "Cleopatridge" took runner-up in the event. That's me holding the ribbon, and my wife Debby holding Cleo's tail. We are flanked by the two judges. The second photo was taken at a field trial in Maine. I was taking a break in the back of the van, playing the fiddle next to the dog box. That's Hooley, Ford, and Dodge looking on.

I got some e-mails from Tom Powers and Dick Preiss - looks they're still great musicians. Maybe the "Toilet Tones" can get together at the reunion. Jim Kennedy

1997 recap. Jim has had his own landscape architect practice for 30 yrs. He lives and works on a 60 acre farm in Hanover, NH with 5 bird dogs. His special accomplishments include bird dog field trials (having won many championships). He couldn’t make the '97 reunion as he was going to Grouse Championships in Michigan. Hunting and field trials are at their peak in October.

 1982 recap. Jim is married to Susan and they have 2 children, Bill and Tom. Jim received a BA from the NY State College of Forestry at Syracuse in '62. He served in the Army in Thailand for 2 yrs and then started his own landscape architect practice in '68 and moved to a 30 acre farm in Hanover, NH in '78. He divorced and remarried. He has lived in NYC, Katonah, North Salem, and Hanover, NH. Jim received a fellowship grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for work on plant ecology. He enjoys fishing and hunting, fly tying, classical music, and farming.