Timeline: Life of Robert T. Kenney

Apr 6, 1938

Born

1938, April 6th, Belmont Hospital, 6:48 pm.

Sep 4, 1951

Attended BC High, Boston MA

Started his four years of highschool, where he ran track and played JV football.

Sep 6, 1955

Attends Boston College

Majored in finance. Studied for four years.

Aug 29, 1959

Marries Kathleen Wahlan

Married Kathleen (KK) after 3 years of dating in college. He married her right before he left to attend officer training school.

Sep 12, 1959

Attended OCS

Started Officer Canidate School In Newport Rhode Island.

Jun 23, 1960

Peter N. Kenney is born

Robert and Kathy have their first son named Peter.

Mar 7, 1961

Served in the Navy

Deployed overseas for three years on a destroyer ship.

Nov 25, 1962

Chris Kenney Born

2nd son, Chris is born, whilst Robert is deployed overseas.

Aug 2, 1963

Father Passes Away

Father passes the same month as his last son was born. Very eventful August.

Aug 8, 1963

Robert E. Kenney

Third and last son is born, (my father.)

Sep 18, 1964

Attended Harvard Business School

Went back to school for 2 years to earn his master degree in business administration.

Feb 22, 1965

Worked at Ludlow Corp

Started first major job as a financial analyst for Ludlow Corp.

Jul 5, 1966

Joins Price Waterhouse

Swtiches job locations and moves to Price Waterhouse Acounting Firm to start his new job.

Dec 15, 1968

Directs Public Facilities of Boston

Becomes director of PFD Boston.

Mar 14, 1971

Becomes Director of Boston Redevelopment authority

Also known BRA. Robert became the cheif of Boston modernization where he acted as the cities arcitec, attempting to improve business and econemy in the city itself by reviltalizing old city owned buildings.

May 14, 1976

Opens Faneuil Hall Marketplace

After hard preparation, Robert proposes his bluepreint and layout plans to the cityhall in Boston prior to the opening of Quincy market

Aug 2, 1978

Grand opening of Charlestown Navy Yard redevelopment

Robert works alongside (left) governor Frank Shriver, and (right) mayor Kevin White discussing plans for the new and improved waterfront. According to the article in the globe:
"Walsh said. He also praised Mr. Kenney’s leadership in redeveloping the Charlestown Navy Yard into “an entire neighborhood of mixed-use development — housing, condos, restaurants, office space."

Period: 1979 to 2009

Operates Kenney Development Company

Manages KDC smoothly for 30 years until his retirement. Handing the business off to my father, Robert E. Kenney for operation.

Nov 26, 1979

Founds Kenney Devleopemnt Company

Also known as KDC. Robert founded and became the CEO of KDC. His company purchased (and still does) old buildings and rehabilitates them, to be leased out to the public.

Mar 16, 2016