Jack E. Kenefick
December 3, 1928 – January 17, 2013
</span><br />Jack E. Kenefick, 84, passed on January 17, 2013 at South Bay Hospital in Sun City Center, FL while comforted by family members. He was born in Redlands, CA on December 3, 1928 to John and Estella Kenefick and grew up in the Los Angeles area attending Mt. Carmel High School.</p>
<p>Jack was a U.S. Military Veteran serving 20 years in the U.S. Navy until retirement in 1968. On February 25, 1963, Jack married Arlys Royce. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary next month. Jack was the proud father of daughter Estella Kenefick, who preceded him in death. After retirement from the Navy, Jack and his family lived in Long Beach, CA until 1982 when they moved to El Paso, TX, where Jack started a new career as truck driver. </p>
<p>Due to the onset of serious illness, Jack and Arlys moved to Apollo Beach in 2009 to live with daughter Terry Fitzgerald and her husband. Jack is survived by wife Arlys Kenefick; step-daughter Terry Fitzgerald; stepson Larry Wells; sisters Mary Fromwiller and Betty Fox; brothers Jerry and Pat Kenefick; granddaughters Johnna Smith and Debbie Martinez; and numerous nephews and nieces. </p>
<p>Interment will be in Bay Pines National Cemetery, St. Petersburg, FL. Our deepest gratitude goes out to the staff at South Bay Hospital for giving Jack sympathetic and compassionate care. Thank you and God bless you all. In lieu of flowers make donations to the American Lung Association.</p>
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<p>Jack was a U.S. Military Veteran serving 20 years in the U.S. Navy until retirement in 1968. On February 25, 1963, Jack married Arlys Royce. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary next month. Jack was the proud father of daughter Estella Kenefick, who preceded him in death. After retirement from the Navy, Jack and his family lived in Long Beach, CA until 1982 when they moved to El Paso, TX, where Jack started a new career as truck driver. </p>
<p>Due to the onset of serious illness, Jack and Arlys moved to Apollo Beach in 2009 to live with daughter Terry Fitzgerald and her husband. Jack is survived by wife Arlys Kenefick; step-daughter Terry Fitzgerald; stepson Larry Wells; sisters Mary Fromwiller and Betty Fox; brothers Jerry and Pat Kenefick; granddaughters Johnna Smith and Debbie Martinez; and numerous nephews and nieces. </p>
<p>Interment will be in Bay Pines National Cemetery, St. Petersburg, FL. Our deepest gratitude goes out to the staff at South Bay Hospital for giving Jack sympathetic and compassionate care. Thank you and God bless you all. In lieu of flowers make donations to the American Lung Association.</p>
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