Services Set For Paramus Teacher Killed In Bus Crash

PARAMUS, NJ — Funeral services and visitations are set for Jennifer Williamson-Kennedy, the East Brook Middle School teacher who died in a horrific bus crash Wednesday.

Viewings with the family are Tuesday and Wednesday at Vander Plaat Memorial Home from 3 to 8 p.m. both days, the funeral home said. Her obituary will be published in a few days.

A funeral Mass is Thursday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Visitation at 234 North Farview Ave. in Paramus.

She was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church in Paramus. She is survived by her husband, Kevin Kennedy, mother Dolores Williamson, and brother Douglas Williams.

She was predeceased by her father, Douglas Williams and brother, Christopher.

Donations in Williamson-Kennedy's memory may be donated to the Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital, 754 Franklin Ave. Franklin Lakes, N.J. 07417.

Kennedy said in a statement that he and his wife were "in total love every day of our lives since the day our eyes first met" in 1994. They reportedly had no children.

"I am in shock, devastated, and totally crushed by today's tragedy to both sides of the Williamson-Kennedy families, the community she taught and the thousands of students and their families she was very proud to serve," Kennedy told NJ.com.

The three buses of fifth-graders were on their way to Waterloo Village for a field trip when the crash occurred in Mount Olive, Paramus school officials confirmed in a statement Thursday afternoon.

A 10-year-old girl also died in the crash, authorities said. Forty-three others were injured, some of them critically.

The East Brook and greater Paramus community have expressed their support of the school by donating to a GoFundMe campaign set up for the school and on social media with the hashtag #ParamusStrong.

Related:

• Husband Of Paramus Teacher Killed In Bus Crash Issues Statement
• GoFundMe Campaign Launched To Help East Brook Middle School
• Memorial Created At East Brook Middle School Following Deaths
• Paramus Community Mourns Dedicated Teacher Killed In Crash
• Teacher, Student Confirmed Dead In Paramus Field Trip Bus Crash
• Paramus Student Recounts Chaotic Bus Crash Scene
• Community Starts #ParamusStrong Hashtag In Wake Of Fatal Crash
• Paramus District Cancels Trips Following Fatal Crash
  

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