Wall of Honor Collection - Monsignor George J. Kennedy, 1908-1991

              MONSIGNOR GEORGE J. KENNEDY
1908 - 1991
VISIONARY, CHURCH LEADER,
GENTLE IRISHMAN, CARING PASTOR
FOUNDING PASTOR OF SAINT AGATHA CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE
FIRST CHURCH BUILT WITHIN THE YOUNG COMMUNITY OF
UPPER ARLINGTON DEVELOPED ON 19 ACRES OF
SWAMPLAND AND FOREST AT THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF
THE VILLAGE OF UPPER ARLINGTON IN 1940.  SAINT AGATHA
PARISH GREW AND PROSPERED UNDER HIS GUIDANCE TO 
BECOME ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED PARISHES IN THE
DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS.
HE ALSO ESTABLISHED A PARISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 
GROUNDED IN CHRISTIAN VALUES AND DEDICATED TO
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.  SAINT AGATHA SCHOOL
FLOURISHES YET TODAY, PROVIDING EARLY EDUCATION FOR
MANY CHILDREN IN UPPER ARLINGTON.
RESPECTED FOR HIS FORESIGHT LEADERSHIP AND 
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, MONSIGNOR KENNEDY WAS A
CONFIDENT, CONFESSOR AND FRIEND TO THOUSANDS DURING
HIS 38 YEARS AS PASTOR IN UPPER ARLINGTON.