JOHNSTON, Kenneth G. Age 63 of Tulsa, OK, September 14, 2012; born January 3, 1949 in Hanover, NH. He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Ottenville and father, Douglas S. Johnston. Ken grew up in Nashville, graduating from Hillsboro High School and attending Middle Tennessee State University. He graduated from Ambassador College in Pasadena, CA and was ordained a minister in the World Wide Church of God. He worked for a number of years in California for Metropolitan Wire Corporation, where one of his clients was an up and coming Steve Jobs. After moving to Tulsa, Ken got interested in power paragliding. He became an instructor and established a business to sell power paragliding equipment. He also worked for Mazio's Italian Eatery for eighteen years. Ken is survived by brothers, Doug (Mary) of Brentwood, Evan (Susan) of Lebanon, Chris (Edy) of Thompson Station, Ed of Nashville and sister, Edie (Tom) Kelsey of Baton Rouge, LA. A Memorial service to celebrate Ken's life will be held in Tulsa, OK at Serenity Funerals and Crematory, 4170 E. Admiral Place on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 2 p.m.
Deceased Classmate: Kenneth G. Johnston...I believe he came in as a first year Sophomore because he'd had previous college...but he left only after a year or so.... Date Of Birth: Jan.-3rd-1949 Date Deceased: Sept.-2012 Age at Death: 63 Cause of Death: Liver disease Classmate City: Tulsa Classmate State: OK Classmate Country: USA Was a Veteran: No Survived By: Ken is survived by brothers Doug (Mary) of Brentwood, Evan (Susan) of Lebanon, Chris (Edy) of Thompson Station, Ed of Nashville and sister Edie (Tom) Kelsey of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Ken was best friends with my husband, John, in college. (He may have more to say about all that) But he and I were also were friends--he was a very happy-go-lucky guy! We lost touch after he left college, although he did cross paths now and then with John. Ken's obituary stated, "He worked for a number of years in California for Metropolitan Wire Corporation, where one of his clients was an up and coming Steve Jobs. After moving to Tulsa, Ken got interested in power paragliding. He became an instructor and established a business to sell power paragliding equipment. He also worked for Mazio’s Italian Eatery in Tulsa for eighteen years."
The obituary states that Ken was an ordained minister for the Worldwide Church of God after college, but he never was. And he remained single, so there are no survivors/descendants.
Richard Schumann (1969)
JOHNSTON, Kenneth G. Age 63 of Tulsa, OK, September 14, 2012; born January 3, 1949 in Hanover, NH. He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Ottenville and father, Douglas S. Johnston. Ken grew up in Nashville, graduating from Hillsboro High School and attending Middle Tennessee State University. He graduated from Ambassador College in Pasadena, CA and was ordained a minister in the World Wide Church of God. He worked for a number of years in California for Metropolitan Wire Corporation, where one of his clients was an up and coming Steve Jobs. After moving to Tulsa, Ken got interested in power paragliding. He became an instructor and established a business to sell power paragliding equipment. He also worked for Mazio's Italian Eatery for eighteen years. Ken is survived by brothers, Doug (Mary) of Brentwood, Evan (Susan) of Lebanon, Chris (Edy) of Thompson Station, Ed of Nashville and sister, Edie (Tom) Kelsey of Baton Rouge, LA. A Memorial service to celebrate Ken's life will be held in Tulsa, OK at Serenity Funerals and Crematory, 4170 E. Admiral Place on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 2 p.m.
Published in The Tennessean on Sept. 25, 2012
Cledice Decker (1959)
From Gwen Biedler:
Deceased Classmate: Kenneth G. Johnston...I believe he came in as a first year Sophomore because he'd had previous college...but he left only after a year or so....
Date Of Birth: Jan.-3rd-1949
Date Deceased: Sept.-2012
Age at Death: 63
Cause of Death: Liver disease
Classmate City: Tulsa
Classmate State: OK
Classmate Country: USA
Was a Veteran: No
Survived By: Ken is survived by brothers Doug (Mary) of Brentwood, Evan (Susan) of Lebanon, Chris (Edy) of Thompson Station, Ed of Nashville and sister Edie (Tom) Kelsey of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Ken was best friends with my husband, John, in college. (He may have more to say about all that) But he and I were also were friends--he was a very happy-go-lucky guy! We lost touch after he left college, although he did cross paths now and then with John. Ken's obituary stated, "He worked for a number of years in California for Metropolitan Wire Corporation, where one of his clients was an up and coming Steve Jobs. After moving to Tulsa, Ken got interested in power paragliding. He became an instructor and established a business to sell power paragliding equipment. He also worked for Mazio’s Italian Eatery in Tulsa for eighteen years."
Gwen Petals (Biedler) (1968)
The obituary states that Ken was an ordained minister for the Worldwide Church of God after college, but he never was. And he remained single, so there are no survivors/descendants.