Pawtucket - Beatrice “Bea” Ruth (Healy) Kennedy, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2024. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel Joseph Kennedy for sixty-four years. The seventh of nine children of the late Daniel Francis Healy and Mary Esther (Walsh) Healy, she was a lifelong resident of Rhode Island. “Bea" enjoyed a fulfilling career at Brown University Office of the Chaplains for many years until retiring in 1991. Bea was a member of the Leon Mathieu Senior Center, Cedar Cove Community Center, Spirited Sisters and Faith Healing Group. She enjoyed spending over twenty-five winters in Sarasota, FL. Bea was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who was dearly loved by all her family members and many friends. Her kind always affable spirit will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Bea is survived by her children Susan R. Eve of Sarasota, FL, Linda Kennedy Leca (Brian) of Pawtucket, Daniel J. Kennedy, Jr. (Sherri) of North Kingstown, John H. Kennedy...