Mrs. Anita Kay Kennedy's Obituary
Anita Kay (Baldridge) Kennedy, 66, of Groesbeck, TX passed away November 7, 2009 after a valiant battle with cancer. Anita Kay was born July 12, 1943 in Houston, TX. to Harlan W. Baldridge and Anna A. Quesinberry. She was retired from Halliburton. She married Lucien Kennedy on October 25, 1985 in Houston, TX. Anita and Lucien enjoyed camping and traveled all over the states, including Alaska. Anita was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Lucien Kennedy of Groesbeck, TX; daughter, Sammie Gonzales and her husband, John of Taos, NM; sons, Curtis Leon Orn and his wife, Tracey of Houston, Darren Orn of Marshall, TX and William Kennedy of Atlanta, GA; sister, Alberta Hicks of Greenville, TX; brothers, Harlan W. Baldridge and his wife, Bobbie of San Antonio, and Donald R. Baldridge and his wife, Kathy of Porter, TX; grandchildren, Sheena Orn and Haley Orn, both of Houston and Maddison Gonzales and Elayna Gonzales, both of Taos, NM and Jason Kennedy of Humble, TX; great - granddaughter, Amaya Orn. The following writing was assembled on 12/02/06 and left behind by Anita for our reading.
It was meant to comfort and still be apart of our lives in memory
Of the times our lives have intertwined. My Wishes
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you and the old life, that we lived so fondly together
Is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the same old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way, which you always did.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes, we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me.
Let my name be ever the household word, That it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, Without the ghost of a shadow upon it,
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity. What is this death, but God's will? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, Somewhere, very near, just around the corner.
All is well
- Author Unknown - Note: the last paragraph according to Anita was the only
Writing she changed.
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