A true gentleman, and one of my very best friends, also army buddy. Yes, he had a great smile and the chuckle. In 1967, about a year after I got out of Vietnam, I was working at a bakery in Ventura, CA while going to college. He just showed up and said he came to visit. We took him to Seaworld, Hollywood, and the beaches. I remember he remarked about how it must have been nice to work in a warm bakery (he was working as a pipefitter, in the cold during winters). Later, I found out he was working in a bakery! Then he was a mail carrier.
On my infrequent visits to WI he would always take me to George Webb's or bring some over to the hotel. His folks would have me stay with them occasionally my senior year.
Somebody said "gentleman". That's a good description. Strong, tough, silent, decent. I'm sure a lot of you remember what was possibly the worst football team ever fielded by Central. I'll never forget the image of being in a huddle during a game when we were getting kicked from end zone to end zone. I'd look around the muddied faces and see Kenny, smiling and asking for the ball.
Kenny was a good friend. He had the greatest smile ! Kenny and I were in a rotating poker club in the late 60's / early 70's. He always had that great smile, win or lose. He is missed
Kenny was a very good friend. He always seemed to be smiling. I loved that little laugh of his! He was a man of few words.....but when he spoke, it was often profound. Even after high school, he continued to stop by my house occasionally and we'd talk -- of course, I did most of the talking! I remember one time he told me that I was an enigma. I had never heard that word before. I asked him what it meant and he just laughed that little laugh of his -- and no matter how many times I asked him, he just laughed. After he left that day, I immediately went inside my house and looked it up in the dictionary!
I'm so glad that John Hanold got Ken to come out to our 1986 reunion in Greenfield Park. Kenny looked just the same as he did in high school. He still had that little laugh of his ..... and I, of course, had to do most of the talking.....but somehow I knew I had a very special friend forever. Rest in peace, my friend.
Ken and I wrestled together. I think he was one weight class below me, but we were so evenly matched. He was one tough and strong guy...never gave up or gave in. And you are all right...he always had that smile. We fought hard but always came out friends.
Larry Donelan
A true gentleman, and one of my very best friends, also army buddy. Yes, he had a great smile and the chuckle. In 1967, about a year after I got out of Vietnam, I was working at a bakery in Ventura, CA while going to college. He just showed up and said he came to visit. We took him to Seaworld, Hollywood, and the beaches. I remember he remarked about how it must have been nice to work in a warm bakery (he was working as a pipefitter, in the cold during winters). Later, I found out he was working in a bakery! Then he was a mail carrier.
On my infrequent visits to WI he would always take me to George Webb's or bring some over to the hotel. His folks would have me stay with them occasionally my senior year.
Ronald Mouradian
Kenny was a good friend. We had some fun times together.
Alan Gesler
Somebody said "gentleman". That's a good description. Strong, tough, silent, decent. I'm sure a lot of you remember what was possibly the worst football team ever fielded by Central. I'll never forget the image of being in a huddle during a game when we were getting kicked from end zone to end zone. I'd look around the muddied faces and see Kenny, smiling and asking for the ball.
Thomas Francis
Kenny was a good friend. He had the greatest smile ! Kenny and I were in a rotating poker club in the late 60's / early 70's. He always had that great smile, win or lose. He is missed
Cathleen Conrad (Braun)
Kenny was a very good friend. He always seemed to be smiling. I loved that little laugh of his! He was a man of few words.....but when he spoke, it was often profound. Even after high school, he continued to stop by my house occasionally and we'd talk -- of course, I did most of the talking! I remember one time he told me that I was an enigma. I had never heard that word before. I asked him what it meant and he just laughed that little laugh of his -- and no matter how many times I asked him, he just laughed. After he left that day, I immediately went inside my house and looked it up in the dictionary!
I'm so glad that John Hanold got Ken to come out to our 1986 reunion in Greenfield Park. Kenny looked just the same as he did in high school. He still had that little laugh of his ..... and I, of course, had to do most of the talking.....but somehow I knew I had a very special friend forever. Rest in peace, my friend.
Dale Anderson, Ph. D.
Ken and I wrestled together. I think he was one weight class below me, but we were so evenly matched. He was one tough and strong guy...never gave up or gave in. And you are all right...he always had that smile. We fought hard but always came out friends.