Kenneth D. "Ken" La Fountaine

I went to ECETI this weekend. I thought about you a lot and how if you were still here I would have loved to bring you there. I could use your wisdom these days. I miss you so much.

Uncle Ken was the brightest light. He taught me so much about giving and being a leader by example. He taught me to live big and love life. I often seek his advice when I am looking into new opportunities for volunteering. I think, what would Uncle Ken do. Because if I can figure that out, I know I am...

For some reason I was thinking about my Native American studies teacher that I had at Shoreline in 1988, Ken LaFountaine. I remember running into him in Venice in 1990 when he was on sabbatical. I recognized him by his voice, as I passed him and heard him speaking English. He was an excellent teacher.
I don’t know what compelled me to look him up to see if he was still teaching, after all these years. But, I’m so sorry that he died so young. Such an important person that seemed to have...

I think about you so much. As I am going to volunteer this weekend, you are in my heart, as always, guiding me and showing me how to be helpful to others. I am going to finally graduate from college next year. Thank you for being you. Love you forever.

My horizons expanded when I visited and viewed Professor Kenneth D. LaFountaine's lecture at Edmonds Community College, named "The First Thanksgiving", through the Brown Bag Lecture Series in 1995. That situation was my first and only experience in Kenneth D. La Fountaine's presence, but at that time, I did perceive that he was a
kind individual who was dedicated to educating others.
This evening, while seeking
Ken La Fountaine's contact information, for the purpose
of getting...

These are difficult times for me, rolling back the years of your childhood. I know there’s lots of memories I’ve forgotten, I wish your mother was alive; she could add many more memories.
I remember when you were born at Doctor’s Hospital in Seattle. After five days in the hospital we brought you home. After putting you in your crib, your brother Allan took a peek at you for the first time and exclaimed, “A wow-wow!” I ‘m not sure if you ever forgave him for calling you a dog.
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These are difficult times for me, rolling back the years of your childhood. I know there’s lots of memories I’ve forgotten, I wish your mother was alive; she could add many more memories.
I remember when you were born at Doctor’s Hospital in Seattle. After five days in the hospital we brought you home. After putting you in your crib, your brother Allan took a peek at you for the first time and exclaimed, “A wow-wow!” I ‘m not sure if you ever forgave him for calling you a dog.
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To the Family of Kenneth LaFontaine, this (see the photo) is the way I rememeber life in the 50's with Kenneth and his family. We were like brothers and sisters, always at each others homes enjoying play together and just having a ball. After reading all the other expressions of love and friendship everyone had for Kenneth, I feel a great loss, not having kept up our friendship. My prayers go out Pete, Ramona, Neen and Allen on this anniversary of Kenneth's passing. I'm sorry I can't be there...

Ken,
A year ago today I sang the final recital required for my degree here in Austin, Texas. My parents were in the audience, and I remember wishing that you could have been there as well. I thought of you that morning, wishing you'd been able to hear me, and knowing how proud of me you'd have been. I got my degree. Two weeks later I IMmed a friend for your address, to send you a recording of the concert. I collapsed in a grief I had never known, never imagined before I read my friend's...

Ken was my first and best college professor. Coming straight from the Marine Corps to college, we could not have been greater ideological opposites. However, in the end he proved to be quite an influence on my thinking, urging me to become the schools student government president, join the honors club, and Ken personally approached me to apply for (and eventually win) the All-USA/All-Washington Academic Team award. I'll truly miss seeing Ken's smiling face at every T-birds home game, when I...