William “Bill” T. Kennamer, 68 of Sun City, Huntley, passed away on Monday evening, June 19, 2017 in Elgin.
He was born December 20, 1948 in Greenville, Mississippi. The son of Christopher Columbus and Margarette A. (Harris) Kennamer. He was raised in Mississippi and at the age of fourteen moved with his family to the Chicago area. He raised his children in the Carpentersville and Hoffman Estates area and worked as a computer analyst for Northern Telecom. He was united in marriage to Barbara R. Robins on October 8, 1994 in South Barrington. The couple made their home in Palatine for a time and in 1999 moved to Las Vegas. In 2004 they moved to Sun City, Huntley. Bill was an avid golfer, enjoyed following horse racing and like to watch the markets and study finance.
He is survived by his wife Barbara of Huntley, his children, Michelle Kennamer of Peotone, Illinois and Alan (Gigi) Kennamer of Las Vegas, his step-children, Lloyd (Pam) Plunkett of Dandridge, Tennessee and Karolyn (Bobby) Merritt of South Elgin, his grandchildren, Nick, Carly, Shannon, Christopher, Kevin, Malynn, Julia and Spencer and his great-grandchild, Maddon. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Christopher.
A Memorial Gathering will be held from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gazebo Valor Quilts Project. For more information, please call 847-515-8772 or online condolences can be directed to www.defiorejorgensen.com
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Dear Barb, At this difficult time please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and all the family. I didn't know Bill very well, only that he loved golf and working out at Meadowview fitness center. A very quiet guy as he worked out concentrating on those machines. Well, I can forget to add his love of your dog and cat and that you two loved to travel out west during the cold winters in Huntley. Please know that the support of your friends here in Sun City will be here as needed. Love and hugs, Sue
So sorry to hear about our golfing friend-we will miss him in our Thursday golf group and may he rest he peace