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;From Find-A-Grave.com [could not find the obituary by searching the newspaper there].
Veteran of Vietnam. Served in the United States navy. Graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Preceded in death by his father, W D Skaggs; and a grandson, David Nicholas Skaggs. Extracted from obituary in the San Antonio Express News, January 22, 2007; and the Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
San Antonio, Texas
5/26/1952 - 5/12/2008
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Jana McDOUGAL (Rooke)
Kenneth William Skaggs, 55, died suddenly at his home in San Antonio TX on January 18, 2007. He was born in Lake Jackson TX on January 16, 1952. He was a member of the of Brazosport High School class of 1970, a veteran who served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, and a graduate of the University of Texas- Austin. He was a manager for Firestone in San Antonio at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his father, W.D. Skaggs, and a grandson, David Nicholas Skaggs. He is survived by his wife, Julie Slayton of San Antonio; daughter and grandson, Kirstie and Jordan Skaggs of Corpus Christi; son, Jeremy Skaggs of Austin; mother and step-father, Lucille and M.J. Foster of Beaumont; and the families of his sister and brother-in-law, Sheila and Bob Hale of Austin and sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Sam Gwynn of Beaumont. Arrangements are being handled by Oak Hills Mortuary in San Antonio, and the memorial services are pending. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations to be made to the American Heart Association, where a fund has been set up in the memory of Kenneth William Skaggs. Home is the sailor, home from the sea, / And the hunter, home from the hill.Robbie Thompson (Thomas)
It's 1973, Doyle and I living in our first apartment in Chula Vista, Ca. Doyle is in the Navy. He takes out the garbage and comes back with Kenneth Skaggs. We all knew then it is a small world. God Bless You Kenneth!!!!Richard Schmerber
Kenneth was one of my best friends - one of the first ones I made when I moved to LJ in the 4th grade. We spent a lot of time together and managed to stay in and out of trouble with our folks - but mostly in trouble. My step father - the police sargeant for LJ - came home unexpectedly one day and caught us having some mixed drinks - we were still in Jr. High. Needless to say, we didn't have any free time for a long time. It was always entertaining when the phone would ring and Mrs. Skaggs would ask for "Kenneth William". I went with him and his Dad to their deer lease and we both got stung by hornets about a hundred times. We made a trip to Garner and met up with John Walker, David Neece, and Grover Smith. Got lucky and didn't get put in jail in Mexico. We lost touch for a while, but had recently made contact and visited whenever I was in San Antonio. Skaggs was a friend of mine, a good guy, and I miss him.
Joel Robbins
Kenneth was a good friend. We traveled to Europe together and had some fairly remarkable and unforgettable experiences there. Sad to hear of his passing.Bami (Bellamy) Taylor (Hoffman)
I agree with Joel, he was a good friend...the three of us gave Mr Garcia in Biology 2 a run for his money