KENNETH COLASUONNO

COLASUONNO Kenneth Thomas Colasuonno of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away as the result of a brain tumor on March 18, 2010. Ken was born on June 24, 1959, in Orlando, Florida, to Major Vincent and Marie (Logiurato) Colasuonno. As a child, he lived in lots of places, as his dad was a pilot in the Air Force. He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1977. Ken went to the University of Missouri at Rolla, graduating with a chemical engineering degree in 1981. Upon graduation, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he worked with Exxon from 1981 until 1987. Ken married Sharon Taylor on March 15, 1986. He earned his master's in computer science from Rice University in December 1988. Ken and Sharon moved to Fort Collins, where he worked at Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies from January 1989 until April 2009. Ken touched many lives through his short 50 years. He spent several years volunteering in the kid's school and working with Boy Scout Troop 188. Ken earned his black belt in Kenpo Karate in 2006. He went to Juarez, Mexico, on a youth mission trip in 2007, and worked for several years as a church usher. He helped build a house with Habitat for Humanity and loved woodworking. In June 2009, Ken received his Project Manager Professional certification. He had hoped to spend his retirement years helping others with his construction skills. Ken was preceded in death by his father, Vincent Colasuonno, and stepfather Steve Dillon. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; children Jill, Paul, and Leah, all of Fort Collins; his mother, Marie Dillon, and sister Patti (Mark) Haskell, all of Olathe, Kansas; brothers Bob (Melody) Colasuonno of Henderson, Nevada, and Steve (Julie) Colasuonno of Charles City, Iowa. A service will be on Monday, March 22, at 1 p.m. at Faith Evangelical Free Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, you are welcome to donate to the Colasuonno Educational Fund at Addison Avenue (970) 282-6309), Attention: Angela. Friends may send condolences to the family at bohlenderfuneralchapel.com