The 64 year old was knocked down by a car while crossing the road in Portlaoise on Monday night.
Part of the Lowry team, Willie Kennedy's death has hit his fellow members of Tipperary County Council hard.
Councillor Kennedy is survived by his wife Betty and three children…his funeral mass is due to be held tomorrow in Templederry.
Rathcabbin Councillor Michael O'Meara says Willie's 30 years on the local authority made him a fountain of knowledge.
