Esme Louise Kenney, age 13, passed away March 7, 2009. She was a seventh-grade student at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Born January 20, 1996 in Cincinnati, she was the daughter of Dr. Louis Thomas Kenney and Lisa Siders-Kenney. She was enrolled as a seventh-grader at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts. She was a dual major in vocal and instrumental music. She performed in the choir and was a cellist in the junior high orchestra. She was a talented cellist, artist, boating enthusiast, storyteller, caregiver, and explorer. A lifelong resident of Cincinnati, she was a summer resident of Sioux Narrows, Ontario. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving parents, Dr. Louis Thomas Kenney and Lisa Siders-Kenney. Loving sister of Brian, Meghan, and Frances. Loving cousin, niece, aunt and friend. She will be deeply missed by uncountable friends and relatives across the globe who will always remember the spirit, warmth, and love she gave to everyone she knew.

A Celebration of Esme's Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 [Phone (513) 721-3344] Services 4:30p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at ST. JOHN'S UNITARIAN CHURCH, 320 RESOR AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH 45220 [PHONE 513-961-1938]. Memorial Contributions may be made to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Charles B. Wang International Children's Building, 699 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175 www.MissingKids.com. Walker Funeral Home serving the Kenney family. Share special messages with the Kenney family at www.HerbWalker.com.


http://theesmeshow.blogspot.com/
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13-year-old Esme Kenney, the baby of the family, was a seventh-grader who attended the School for Creative & Performing Arts. A gifted child, she was a vocal music major and an instrumental music major. She sang in the choir and played the cello in the junior high orchestra. She loved talking on the phone, playing cello, and doing homework. And she had her own blog, which she called The Esme Show.

Esme went out for a jog on Saturday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. Her mother was to join her on this jog... however, 20 minutes after Esme left the house, her mother was unable to find her. The police issued a missing person's report at 10:00 p.m. A search party was organized. Police didn't suspect foul play until they came across a man in the woods. That man was 40-year-old Anthony Kirkland. He immediately became a person of interest in Esme's disappearance. After an initial interview with Kirkland, officials immediately feared for Esme's safety…an Amber Alert was issued at 1:00 a.m.

At around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a K9 unit discovered Esme's lifeless body. Details surrounding her death are not being released.

The family asks that people make a donation in Esme's name to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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Published at Walker Funeral Home's website:

Esme Luise Kenney, age 13, passed away March 7, 2009. She was a seventh-grade student at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts.

Born January 20, 1996 in Cincinnati, she was the daughter of Dr. Louis Thomas Kenney and Lisa Siders-Kenney. She was enrolled as a seventh-grader at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts. She was a dual major in vocal and instrumental music. She performed in the choir and was a cellist in the junior high orchestra. She was a talented cellist, artist, boating enthusiast, storyteller, caregiver, and explorer. A lifelong resident of Cincinnati, she was a summer resident of Sioux Narrows, Ontario.

She leaves to cherish her memory her loving parents, Dr. Louis Thomas Kenney and Lisa Siders-Kenney. Loving sister of Brian, Meghan, and Frances. Loving cousin, niece, aunt and friend. She will be deeply missed by uncountable friends and relatives across the globe who will always remember the spirit, warmth, and love she gave to everyone she knew.

A Celebration of Esme's Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 [Phone (513) 721-3344]

Services 4:30p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at ST. JOHN'S UNITARIAN CHURCH, 320 RESOR AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH 45220 [PHONE 513-961-1938].

Memorial Contributions may be made to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Charles B. Wang International Children's Building, 699 Prince Street,Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175 www.missingkids.com


KENNEY, Esme
KENNEY Esme Louise Kenney, beloved daughter of Tom Kenney and Lisa Siders-Kenney, sister of Brian, Meghan and Frances, loving cousin, niece, aunt and friend, talented cellist, artist, boating enthusiast, storyteller, caregiver, explorer. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and summer resident of Sioux Narrows, Ontario, she is deeply missed by uncountable friends and relatives across the globe who will always remember the spirit, warmth and love she gave to everybody she knew. The family asks that donations be made in Esme Kenney's name to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at missingkids.com. Condolences www.HERBWALKER.com
Funeral Home: Walker Funeral Home





Celebration of Life Service :
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 - 07:00 PM - Aronoff Center

Service:
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 - 04:30 PM - St. Johns Unitarian Church

Cemetery:
Spring Grove Cemetery

Arrangements by Walker Funeral Home of Mt.Healthy. Share special messages with the Kenney family at www.HerbWalker.com