PLAISTOW, NH: James M. Kennedy, 56, husband of Patricia A. (Uerkwitz) Kennedy, died suddenly on February 20, 2011.

Born in Lawrence, MA on December 18, 1954, he was the son of the late Norman and Elizabeth (Fulmore) Kennedy.

James worked as a color matcher for twenty years for both Vernon Plastic of Haverhill, and GenCorp of Salem, NH.

Besides his wife of thirty-nine years he is survived by his daughter, Tammy Drew and husband Robert of Haverhill; granddaughter, Pearl McNally of Haverhill, and brother, Norman Kennedy of Florida.

Friends are invited to attend the memorial service at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, March 1st , at Dole, Childs & Shaw Funeral Home, 148 Main Street, Haverhill. A period of visitation will follow until 6:00 p.m. Interment in the spring at Plaistow Cemetery. Donations in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association of New England, 460 Totten Pond Road, Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451.

Online condolence may be sent to www.dcsfuneralhome.com