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Kenneth Callaway King Jr.

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Kenneth Callaway King Jr.

Birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
12 Sep 2010 (aged 68)
Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Kenneth Callaway King Jr. Kenneth Callaway King Jr., 68, of Roanoke and Charlottesville, Virginia, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010, in Charlottesville.

He was born on February 17, 1942, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of the late Kenneth Callaway King Sr. and Annetta Brown King. He was also predeceased by two sisters, Ann King Hough of Wisconsin and Roberta King Chadwick of Oregon.

Kenneth practiced law in Roanoke for 38 years, served as a substitute judge for the Virginia 23rd Judicial District, General District Court, and was president of King Law Group. He was a graduate of Riverside Military Academy, Lawrence College and the University of Minnesota Law School.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Martha Richardson King of Charlottesville, Virginia; a son, Robert Wilson King and his wife, Whitney Walter King, of Richmond, Virginia; a daughter, Juliet King Daum and her husband, Clay Philipp Daum, of Charlottesville, Virginia; and his five beloved grandchildren, Henry Callaway Daum, Charlotte Page Daum, Griffin McAfee King, Alexandra Elizabeth King and William Tazewell King.

A retired United States Air Force Major, Kenneth had a lifelong passion for aviation and was a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force flight school at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. He served honorably as a B-52 H Stratofortress pilot in Vietnam with the United States Strategic Air Command of Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.

A member of the Order of the First Families of Virginia, Kenneth served as Honorary President for Life. He was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and served as State President of the organization.

He was a founder and former president of the Commonwealth Games of Virginia, a longtime board member and past president of the Virginia Special Olympics, a member of the Roanoke and Virginia State Bar Associations, and past president of the Roanoke Valley Estate Planning Council.

Funeral services were held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Fincastle, Virginia, Thursday, September 16, 2010. A reception followed.

Private burial services were held for the family at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross, Central Virginia Chapter, 1105 Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 or Virginia Amateur Sports, 711-C 5th Street Northeast, Roanoke, Virginia 24016.



Published in the Daily Progress from September 14 to September 16, 2010
Kenneth Callaway King Jr. Kenneth Callaway King Jr., 68, of Roanoke and Charlottesville, Virginia, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010, in Charlottesville.

He was born on February 17, 1942, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of the late Kenneth Callaway King Sr. and Annetta Brown King. He was also predeceased by two sisters, Ann King Hough of Wisconsin and Roberta King Chadwick of Oregon.

Kenneth practiced law in Roanoke for 38 years, served as a substitute judge for the Virginia 23rd Judicial District, General District Court, and was president of King Law Group. He was a graduate of Riverside Military Academy, Lawrence College and the University of Minnesota Law School.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Martha Richardson King of Charlottesville, Virginia; a son, Robert Wilson King and his wife, Whitney Walter King, of Richmond, Virginia; a daughter, Juliet King Daum and her husband, Clay Philipp Daum, of Charlottesville, Virginia; and his five beloved grandchildren, Henry Callaway Daum, Charlotte Page Daum, Griffin McAfee King, Alexandra Elizabeth King and William Tazewell King.

A retired United States Air Force Major, Kenneth had a lifelong passion for aviation and was a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force flight school at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. He served honorably as a B-52 H Stratofortress pilot in Vietnam with the United States Strategic Air Command of Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.

A member of the Order of the First Families of Virginia, Kenneth served as Honorary President for Life. He was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and served as State President of the organization.

He was a founder and former president of the Commonwealth Games of Virginia, a longtime board member and past president of the Virginia Special Olympics, a member of the Roanoke and Virginia State Bar Associations, and past president of the Roanoke Valley Estate Planning Council.

Funeral services were held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Fincastle, Virginia, Thursday, September 16, 2010. A reception followed.

Private burial services were held for the family at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross, Central Virginia Chapter, 1105 Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 or Virginia Amateur Sports, 711-C 5th Street Northeast, Roanoke, Virginia 24016.



Published in the Daily Progress from September 14 to September 16, 2010

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