KENNETH GILPIN

GILPIN--Kenneth N., III,

Who had a long and distinguished career as a journalist, died on Thursday, May 5 at 66 from complications of lung cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Katharine Brengle, and two adoring daughters, Eliza and Lucy Gilpin. Born to Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr. and Lucy Mitchell Gilpin on June 2, 1949, Kenneth grew up in Clarke County, VA. His grandfather was the legendary air power visionary, General William Lendrum "Billy" Mitchell, who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Kenneth received a BA from Union College in 1972 and an MA from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 1976. He then moved to New York City where he began writing for the weekly newsletter, Business International with a focus on European affairs. He next was hired by The Journal of Commerce to write editorials on a range of foreign economic and political topics. From 1980-2004, Kenneth was a business and financial reporter for The New York Times. His stories covered a wide range of international and domestic issues with commentary about the fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and equity markets. The biographical sketches that he wrote with others on the news staff about the lives of people lost during the attacks on the World Trade Center, titled "Portraits of Grief," were among his proudest contributions to the paper. Later, he worked as a contract writer for SAP America, US Trust Company, Merrill Lynch & Co., and UBS. For the past seven years, Kenneth served as a Senior Counselor for the strategic communications firm, The Dilenschneider Group, Inc. He was a member of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and the Meadow Club of Southampton. Kenneth loved Mozart, literature, politics, the East End of Long Island, always a good argument, and especially, his "T"s. A memorial service will be held at Church of the Heavenly Rest, 2 East 90th St., New York City on Saturday, June 11 at 3:30pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Kenneth's memory may be made to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation or Citymeals on Wheels.