I worked with Ken the past 5 or so years.  Ken was a genuine nice guy.  His family was always his priority.  His kids were his pride and joy.  Great chef.  The pictures he would send to me of the meals he prepared, could easily have been in magazines.  Some of the meals he made for his dog were incredible.

Ken was always willing to help with whatever was needed at work.  However, computers were not his friend.  At work, we kept the computer questions away from him.  This was not his thing.

The past few Falls, Ken joined a group of my friends for a golf trip in Michigan.  Ken was able to pull quotes from movies and TV shows on demand.  Our golf group had to get to know Ken, to understand his sense of humor.  It was so, so dry.  Some of his one liners would take a moment, and then it would be hilarious.

One time during a round of golf, he and his cart partner finished a hole and went to the next.  Understand the holes up there can be a hundred yards from green to tee box through the woods.  I think there was a restroom between two holes.  Something had delayed their partners getting to the next tee box.  Ken and his partner hit there drives.  Well, Ken noticed that looking off the opposite direction of the tee box it looked like another narrow fairway.  Ken heard the other cart coming up, and turned around so he was facing the wrong directon on the tee box, waiting for the other guys to hit.  Both guys hustled up and hit their drives wrong direction.  And Ken calmly walked down to the cart and started to drive off in right direction.

That story will live on forever in our golf group.

We will miss Ken's humor, but more than anything, we will miss his friendship.

My sincere condolences to the family.

Steve Wells