A Colorado native, Ken served three and one half years in U. S. Army Aviation and a 40 year career as an industrial chemist. He lived in Colorado, Massachusetts and Michigan before arriving in Texas twenty-nine years ago. He is married to Carolyn, an Illinois native, and they have a son Kevin and a daughter Denise, both of whom are married and live with their families in Nederland, Texas. They also have two grandsons, a granddaughter and a granddaughter-in-law. He has been a member of FUMC Orange 29 years and has served in most of the program areas. A major interest is Men’s Ministries where he has served in local, county, district and conference positions. He has served as church custodian nearly ten years, initially part-time and then full-time for the last five years.