Eileen Mary Kim, 64
Eileen Mary Kim, a Montauk native and member of the large Kenny family there, died at the age of 64 at home in Queensbury, N.Y., on Feb. 18. Her husband of almost 40 years, John Kim, their three children, a son-in-law, and her 4-month-old grandson were present. She had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010.
Born to Charles and Josephine Kenny on June 1, 1952, Ms. Kim attended local schools and the University of Denver, returning to Montauk after receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1974. It was in Montauk that she and her husband fell in love and married, on June 5, 1977. In their early years together, the couple had a successful clam bar in Sag Harbor.
Ms. Kim was always fond of Montauk and its ocean breezes, but in the early 1980s the couple fell in love with the Adirondack Mountains and decided to relocate to the resort town of Lake George. They invested in the area’s growth, buying the Mountain View Motel and a few other properties, which they converted into the Adirondack Factory Outlets of Lake George. The couple had several other business ventures in the area as well, but Ms. Kim’s favorite was their Lyn Aire Motel, where she enjoyed catching up with returning guests.
Bringing up their children in the Adirondacks, Ms. Kim became a hockey, figure-skating, and skiing fan, spending many days cheering them on from bleachers and traveling around the tri-state area for games and competitions.
In addition to her husband, Ms. Kim is survived by her children: Jennifer Kim Murray of Darien, Conn., Valerie Kim of Chicago, and John Kim Jr. of Telluride, Colo. One grandson and her mother, Josephine Kenny of Montauk, also survive, as do her brothers and sisters: David Kenny of Lake George, Charles Kenny of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Edward Kenny of Montauk, John Kenny of Boca Raton, Fla., Joanne Mendillo of East Haddam, Conn., Patricia Bennett of Moodus, Conn., Maureen McGurk of Houston, Mary Ellen Schon of South Windsor, Conn., and Kathleen Dittrich and Theresa Menter, both of Lake George. Her father, Charles Kenny, and a brother, Michael Kenny, died before her.
Calling hours were scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Regan Denny Stafford Funeral Home, 53 Quaker Road, Queensbury. A Mass will be said at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church, 448 Aviation Road, Queensbury. Burial will be at Fort Hill Cemetery in Montauk at a later date.
Donations in Ms. Kim’s memory have been suggested to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at mdanderson. org, to the Saratoga Hospital Grateful Patient Program Designation or to the Cancer Patient Fund at saratoga care11429.thankyou4caring.org. Online condolences can be sent to the funeral home’s website: sbfuneralhome. com.