Kenneth G. Weaber Jr. ’70

Published in the March 19, 2014, Issue

Kenneth Weaber of Lancaster, Pa., died Nov. 17, 2013, in Beijing, China.

A chemical engineer with a master’s degree in food science from the University of Illinois, he was granted two U.S. patents in chocolate-process engineering while working for M&M Mars.

Active in the Grandview United Methodist Church, Ken led or participated in more than 20 service projects in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast (after Katrina), Atlantic City, Grenada, Haiti, and Cuba.

A founding member of the New School of Lancaster, Ken was honored with the Technical Achievement Award of the Mid-Pennsylvania Council of Engineers. He educated youth
about the opportunities within engineering through the “What in the World” project of the North Museum.

While regarded as a Renaissance man by his friends, Ken met with critical success during his 10 years as Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

Ken’s life was marked by intense curiosity, delight in science and technology, love of reading, and above all, joy in sharing, listening, and conversing with friends and family.

To his wife, Dorothy; and his children, Catherine and Grant, the class sends sympathy.