Remembering John Richard Kenny

Remembering John Richard Kenny

QIC: Superfly

Date: 7Oct2024

PAX: Ziggy Stardust, Starfish, Frostbite, Subfloor, Nelly, Adobe, Ziffel, Tonka, Crusier, Wobegon, Sea-Man

My dad passed away a little over a year ago. Today would have been his 92nd birthday so I put together a workout to remember the man who helped me become who I am today.

After the formalities and some warmorama, we got our blocks and got to it. Here’s how it went:

10 burpees (block optional for all burpees) Kudos to those who did them all with the block – Sea-man and Tonka, I think.
BORN Oct 7, 1933 in Rochester, NY
10 block thrusters, 7 derkins (feet on block)
19 block swings, 33 curls
10 burpees
Rifle carry to cone and back
10 burpees
MARRIED ADELE M KENNY Jul 30, 1955
7 OH block press, 30 block squats
15 burpees
19 SSH’s, 55 LBC’s
15 burpees
Rifle carry to cone and back
10  burpees
MOVED the young family to Asheville, NC 1964
19 block bench press, 64 calf raises
Rifle carry to cone and back
10 burpees
DIED Sep 10, 2024 in Asheville, NC
9 block thrusters, 10 derkins
10 burpees
20 block swings, 24 curls
Rifle carry to cone and back and 2 more burpees makes 92!

Returned the blocks just in time for about 3 minutes of Mary.

The Q thought a burpee for each year was appropriate, but some PAX were disappointed that I didn’t know if Mr. Superfly liked burpees. So, with a little post workout research here’s what I found out. The burpee was invented by American physiologist Royal H. Burpee in 1939 when dad was a young lad of  6 years old. The burpee was popularized by the US Army during WW2. Dad served in the Army from 1956-1958. So yes, Mr. Superfly was familiar with the burpee. I’m sure he got a kick out of the 92 burpees and the rest of the workout.

We all have people in our lives we can credit for the good in our lives. Let those people know how much they mean to you.  Thanks for coming out to help me remember my dad!