MARGARET ELLIS, Clark
County, Washington Columbian
staff writer
April 5, 2004; Page c3
A Clark County plastic surgeon
died Saturday after a bicycle accident in Maine.
Dr. Stephen Kennedy , 63, who
established his practice, Plastic Surgery Clinic, in Vancouver in 1979, was
visiting his son and grandson, who live in Maine. His wife, Jan Newby Kennedy ,
said from their Washougal home that her husband was an avid bicyclist.
"It was very much a
passion of his," she said.
"It was one of the loves
of his life."
She and Kennedy had been
married for 15 years.
Jan's previous husband, Bernard
Newby, 46, was killed in a bicycle accident in Vermont in 1987. The couple were
riding with two friends when Newby was struck by a car. Newby was a lawyer in
Vancouver.
In Saturday's accident, Kennedy
was riding about 3:45 p.m. in Acadia National Park with his son, Andrew, when
he struck a gatelike barrier, according to park officials. The barrier is used
to stop vehicle traffic from entering that part of the road during the winter.
Kennedy was taken to Mount
Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he died Saturday night.
He was wearing a helmet, his
wife said.
She said that Kennedy was in
Maine to see a choral concert his 9-year-old grandson would be singing in.
Kennedy himself loved to sing.
He was a choir member "before his voice turned," his wife said.
He sang at his church, Columbia
Presbyterian. "He was very interested in his church and the Lord."
She described Kennedy as
"a fabulous husband, a fabulous companion." Every Tuesday he brought
her flowers.
"How's that for being
spoiled rotten?" she said.
In addition to his wife, Kennedy
is survived by three children, two stepchildren and six grandchildren.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.