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Oct 14, 2020 · BOSTON — Christmas in the City co-founder Jake Kennedy has died after a year-long battle with ALS. He was 65 years old. Kennedy and his wife Sparky founded the non-profit in 1989. In their...
Oct 14, 2020 · Given the harsh path amyotrophic lateral sclerosis had cut through his family, Jake Kennedy got a genetic test five years ago to see if he was predisposed to the progressive disease. The...
- Bryan Marquard
Oct 14, 2020 · Jake Kennedy founded Christmas in the City in 1989, with his wife Sparky. They launched the annual holiday party when they realized their own children were getting too many Christmas...
- Fausto Menard
The Kennedy family is more familiar with the tragedy of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) than most families. Jake Kennedy, one of eight children of Chris and Mary Kennedy, and co-founder of Kennedy Brothers Physical Therapy, saw his Dad pass away from ALS not long after he retired as Dean of Students at Northeastern University.
Dec 24, 2019 · Jake Kennedy, one of Christmas in the City's founders, discusses his recent ALS diagnosis. He's the fourth member of his family to face the disease.
Oct 15, 2020 · Jake Kennedy, who with his wife, Sparky, was the force behind Christmas in the City, gave joy to homeless children, and represented the best of us. By Kevin Cullen Globe Staff, Updated October...
Dec 12, 2019 · But now it’s a different kind of special and achingly poignant because Jake Kennedy, one of the city’s best and most generous human beings, is facing as grave a challenge as any. This, all in the same week that one of the great heroes in the fight against ALS, Pete Frates, goes to his grave.
