In Memoriam

Peter Lawson Kennedy

1933 - 2024

Peter Lawson Kennedy passed away at Hope Health Hospice in Providence RI on April 6, 2024. He was born in New York City on April 21,1933, the only child of James Jay Kennedy and Ruth Emerick Kennedy. He attended the Allen Stevenson School in New York City for nine years and was a member of the Knickerbocker Grays. Peter attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville CT for three years before graduating from Harvard University, class of 1955. After serving in the United States Army for three years as first lieutenant, he attended Columbia University School of Law and moved to Rhode Island in 1961 to practice law. Peter was a founding partner of the Providence and Boston Law Firm of Adler Pollock and Sheehan PC where he practiced from 1961 to 2015 before he semi-retired to private practice. He was admitted to practice in the states of Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts and various Federal Courts including the United States Supreme Court. Peter litigated in 13 states and was named in “Best Lawyers in America” in several categories for every year published and was a member of the American College of Construction Lawyers. He started scuba diving when he was 60 and after 100 dives, decided to hang up his fins but remained a dedicated sailor. He was a champion trapshooter and voracious reader who enjoyed hiking, traveling, bicycling and cooking global cuisine. Peter had a keen sense of humor and loved regaling family and friends with stories. He led a full and happy life. Peter is survived by his loving wife, Marie Wemyss, formerly of Lloyd Harbor, Long Island and New York City. As he often reminded us, ” After the game is over the king and the pawn go in the same box.”

*As published by Legacy Remembers April 25, 2024



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