Theodore Kennett

Theodore E. Kennett, 97, of Duxbury, died peacefully at the Bay Path Nursing Home in Duxbury on November 15, 2021.  He was the beloved husband of Jean Kennett. Ted was adopted as a baby by John and Evelyn (Edmunds) Kennett and was raised in Norwood where he met his beloved wife of 70 years, Jean (MacIntyre) Kennett at Walsh's Newsstand. They were married in Norwood and moved to Norfolk after their marriage. They built a beautiful home in Duxbury where they still reside. Ted had always wanted to be a driver and started with a taxi, a limousine and then became a Teamster delivering newspapers for the The Boston Herald all along the South Shore and Cape Cod. He also work many years as a custodian at the Supreme Judicial Court in Boston. Ted loved music and was an avid drummer. He played drums for many years, playing weekly in a band on the south shore. His favorite drummer was Buddy Rich. Ted had a sense of humor, sending friends and family into laughter. Ted was always great with conversation. In his younger years, Ted spent time with his nieces and nephews in Maine. He loved taking the kids to the beach and going on many adventures with them. All nine of the kids would fit in his little VW for the adventures! He also loved spending time at the farm in Northwood, New Hampshire with his relatives. Ted leaves behind his wife Jean, several nieces and nephews from Maine and Massachusetts, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews. He was "Unc” to all of them. He will be dearly missed!