Obituary of Kenneth A. Woods
Kenneth A. Woods, age 53, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Winchester Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Ayer, February 12, 1955, he was the son of Helen (Burns) Woods of Billerica and the late George L. Woods. He was a self-employed carpenter and a resident of Billerica for many years. For the last five years Kenny was instrumental in providing hundreds of care packages to the troops overseas, doing whatever was necessary to make sure our men and women in the service received needed items and gifts. This included shopping, sorting, wrapping, and delivering the packages to the post office. He also volunteered at the Billerica Irish American Club and was a doorman at the Abbey Road Tavern in Lowell, where he was known as �Dad� by the patrons. Kenny enjoyed playing darts and pool. He was also known for his love of chocolate chip cookies. Besides his mother he is survived by his two sons, Kenneth A. Woods, Jr. of Lowell and Joseph Woods of Wareham; his daughter, Vanessa Woods of Wareham; his loving companion, Bethany Nolan of Peabody; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Marion and Charles Barnes of CO, Patricia and Lewis Zediana of Billerica, and Ruth and Robert Harris of Billerica; and his brothers and sisters-in-law, George, Jr. and Carol Woods of Billerica and John and Jill Woods of Billerica. He also leaves his three grandchildren, Makayla Woods, Mary Jane Woods, and Anna Lee Fuoco, and his many nieces and nephews.