He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and graduated from Lawrenceville. At Princeton, he majored in politics and belonged to Court Club. After starting law school at Virginia, he left to join the Air Force, serving from 1951 to 1955. He returned to the study of law and graduated from Southern Methodist School of Law in 1958. As an attorney, he worked in the regional counsel’s office of the Internal Revenue Service in Chicago and later as a corporate tax attorney for Amoco Corp. in Chicago and Denver. After leaving Amoco he returned to Fort Worth, where he worked in private practice for several years.
Throughout his life, Ken enjoyed books and music, especially jazz. He took up skiing while living in Colorado, and relished every opportunity to hit the slopes. His joy was always his love of family and friends.