Growing Up

Baby Ken, brother Steve, and their mother, Judy. This is the last picture taken of Judy—July 30, 1950

Steve and Ken: best friends—1953

Ken’s dad, Leonard, is second from the left in the back row, Ken is right in front of him. Ken’s friend Russ Canan is third from the right in the front row—1959

Lynbrook Pop and Lynbrook Mom with their grandchildren in 1960: front row from left to right: Jill Danis, Roy Danis, Billy Regen, Hope Kunken; second row: Ken, Lynbrook Pop holding Ronnie Danis, Lynbrook Mom holding Meryl Kunken, Jeff Danis; back row: Alan Kunken, Steve Kunken, Mark Regen

Ken with More Mom and More Pop in the Catskill Mountains—summer 1962

With More Pop-1962

Ken, Steve, and Meryl in front of the house on Freeman Avenue in Oceanside—1963

Steve and Ken at Camp Birchwood in West Goshem, CT—1964

Jill, Lorraine, and Roy Danis, Ken, Jeff, Jeanie and Ronnie Danis—1966

Part of the Oceanside High School football team picture; Ken, number 23—1967

Surfing in South Hampton—summer 1968

Sigma Nu fraternity, Ken is in the front row, fifth from the left—1969

Ken with pool lifeguards—summer 1970

Ken with his roommate John Golasheski and John’s sister, one week before Ken’s injury—October 1970