DR. KENNETH E. UNDERWOOD

DR. KENNETH E. UNDERWOOD, 85, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was born June 26, 1928 in Lansing, IL to Kenneth and Maude Underwood. He is survived by wife, Dorothy Hogan (Vero Beach, FL); daughters, Linda Underwood Schweigert (Door County, WI), Julie Underwood (Madison, WI), and Jody Underwood (Hagerstown, MD); grandchildren Benigno Kenneth Fernandez (Tuscon, AZ), Katherine Pogorelec (Fond du Lac, WI), Kaylin Underwood (Hagerstown, MD), and Margaret Underwood (Madison, WI); and great-granddaughter Hannah Pogorelec. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Doyle; sister Delilah, and wife, Shirley Bertram Underwood. He was graduate of Thornton Fractional High School (Lansing, IL); B.S. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; M.S. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; Ed. D. Indiana University, Bloomington. Ken was an educator, school administrator, university professor, and superintendent search consultant. He was superintendent for public schools in Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota and West Virginia. His second career as a university professor at Virginia Tech and search consultant with Harold Webb & Associates (now BWP) gave him the opportunity to mentor some of the best public school educators in the US. There was little he loved more than long phone conversations with school leaders about their careers, new jobs, how to do more and better for children, or problems they were facing. During his retirement he spent summers at White Earth, MN and winters in Vero Beach, FL. Ken loved bass fishing. Being on White Earth Lake as the sun rose with a rod and reel in his hand, was one of his favorite moments in life. He was an avid traveler. He loved maps and where they took him. He prided himself on visiting all seven continents during his lifetime. Ken's memorial service will be held at Schroeder Funeral Home, www.schroederlauer.com, 3227 Ridge Road, Lansing, Illinois on November 23, 2013. Family and friends are asked to gather from 10am-12pm for fellowship and visitation. A service will start at noon, followed by internment. He will rest alongside his Mother, Father, Brother, and Sister. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Kenneth Underwood Endowed Scholarship Fund at Virginia Tech, Office of University Development, 902 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-2801 www.givingto.vt.edu Arrangements are by Strunk Funeral Home, Vero Beach. A guestbook is available online at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.