Kenneth Joseph King

Kenneth passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012 in Sacramento, CA at the age of 68 years. He was born in Berwyn, IL on Dec. 19, 1943 to Richard Homolka (deceased) and Mildred Kopriva (deceased). Ken went to Quigley North HS and Ignatius HS in Chicago, IL. He graduated from the University of Detroit, MI with an Architectural degree and became an architect in England before moving to CA to major in Chemistry at UC Berkley. Ken worked as a scientist for 26 years at Lawrence Livermore Lab until he retired in 2005. He was an eccentric, kind and loving man who loved living in the county outside Pioneer. He loved snowboarding, jogging and keeping a healthy but simple lifestyle. Ken is survived by his son Shamus Randy Peed, his sister Joanne (Richard) Laskowski, and his brother Richard (Carol) King. Friends are invited to attend a viewing on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10am with a mass at 11am at W. F. Gormley & Sons, 2015 Capitol Ave., Sacramento, CA. After the service, he will be laid to rest at Amador Memorial at approximately 2:30pm. Condolences may be sent to, PO Box 736, Pioneer, CA 95666