Kennedy, John, F. "Jack," 66, of Valencia Lakes in Wimauma, Florida, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 from complications from his brave battle with esophageal cancer, surrounded by his loving wife & children in the hospital. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and lived in Ft. Lauderdale & Wellington, Florida, Marietta, Georgia and most recently Wimauma, Florida where he resided for the last four years. Jack graduated from Central Catholic High School in Toledo and the University of Toledo where he majored in Business Administration. He had a very successful sales career, first with U. S. Gypsum Company where he won numerous contests that took him and his wife to trips around the world. He was then promoted to District Manger in Atlanta, Georgia. After 18 years with them, he then started his own sales company, J. F. Kennedy & Associates. At first he sold construction materials, but in the last 9 years his concentration was the insurance industry. He proudly served our country for six years in the Air Force Reserves. He was a member of the University of Toledo and Michigan State Alumni, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Riverview Chamber of Commerce, South Shore Business Association, the Sun City Chamber of Commerce, and numerous networking groups. Jack was an avid Notre Dame and Atlanta Braves fan. He was a proud FAU and UCF Alumni father. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Joyce E., his daughter, Jacqueline A. Kennedy-Garretson and son-in-law Brad M. Garretson who were married on 10-10-10, his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr. and fiancée Jaclyn L. Pereira, his mother-in-law, Grace H. Mantel, his sisters, Jeanne Todak, Kathleen Kennedy, Pat Czerniakowski, and Sister Mary Sue Kennedy, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Ethel Kennedy, and his father-in-law, Gerald Mantel. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM, Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Zipperer's Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held 11 AM on Friday, December 16, 2011 at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City Center.