Kenneth A. Ford Jr. ’54

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Ken died on May 4, 2015, in Sarasota, Fla.

Born in Chicago, he graduated from New Trier (Ill.) High School. At Princeton Ken majored in psychology, joined Terrace, and was active in the Wesley Group. He also was on the program committee of the Psychology Club.

After college, Ken began graduate studies and a teaching assistantship at the University of California, Berkeley. He was employed as a research psychologist by the Navy at Point Loma. Ken moved to Los Angeles to complete his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California in 1976. His later career involved testing in industrial psychology.

Ken married several times but lived alone for the past 25 years. He enjoyed line dancing three times a week and actively pursued his interests in science, math, and industry. At the time of his death, he had retired to Sarasota. The class sends condolences to his children, Bailey and Arthur.

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