Here is additional information for anyone who is unable to attend Ken's "Celebration of Life" in person. If you know of anyone who would like to participate, please be kind enough and pass this information on further.
The "Celebration" is set to start at 7 :00 p.m. Friday, October 9. It will be held at GateWay City Church 5883 Eden Park Place, San Jose, CA 95138 In the "Pavillion"
We hope that you will be able to tell Ken "Until we meet again, dear friend" and remember him often and fondly.
Our family thanks you for wanting to be part of this last good-bye to our beloved son, brother and uncle. We miss him terribly and will always keep him in our thoughts and hearts. Thank YOU and many blessings to you for being his friends.
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This GatheringUs memorial is to celebrate the life of Ken Misener. Collecting our stories and memories here will, I hope, offer us not only comfort, but the opportunity to share what are bound to be funny and wonderful stories of our friend and brother. Thank you for contributing to this lasting memorial.
OBITUARY
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/san-jose-ca/kenneth-misener-9236760
Nobody appreciated silliness and absurdity more than Ken, so it seems only fitting to post a few movie lines from Groucho Marx.
"HAIL, HAIL, FREEDONIA!"
“You take me and I'll take a vacation. I'll need a vacation if we're going to get married.”
“Retiring Collage President: Professor Wagstaff, now that you have stepped into my shoes...
Professor Quincy... see more
Nobody appreciated silliness and absurdity more than Ken, so it seems only fitting to post a few movie lines from Groucho Marx.
"HAIL, HAIL, FREEDONIA!"
“You take me and I'll take a vacation. I'll need a vacation if we're going to get married.”
“Retiring Collage President: Professor Wagstaff, now that you have stepped into my shoes...
Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff: Oh, is that what I stepped in? I wondered what it was. If these are your shoes, the least you can do is have them cleaned.”
“Mrs. Gloria Teasdale: The eyes of the world are upon you. Notables from every country are gathered here in your honor. This is a gala day for you. Rufus T. Firefly: A gal a day is enough for me.”
“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.”
Ralph TorresI just added a couple of photos: The first is Ken and I at Cambrian Bowl on it's last day - May 22, 2016 - before closing for good. We HAD to go back for olde times sake. Man, so many memories of that place... the people, the leagues, the bad food at the... moreI just added a couple of photos: The first is Ken and I at Cambrian Bowl on it's last day - May 22, 2016 - before closing for good. We HAD to go back for olde times sake. Man, so many memories of that place... the people, the leagues, the bad food at the cafe, pumping quarters into the Tempest game, my 254 game... it was only fitting to be with Ken as we closed the place down.
June 24, 2020
Ralph Torres
The second photo I added was with Ken at the San Jose Sharks game at Levi's Stadium (yes, outdoors, as part of the NHL Stadium Series) on February 21, 2015.