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Kenneth Truman Obituary
Kenneth Gale Truman, 83, of Friendswood, TX passed away on November 22, 2011 at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center with his family at his side. He was born April 14, 1928 in Luther, MI. Ken served in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. Met his wife, JoAnn Kubesch on a blind date in Galveston and fell in love. They were married on April 28, 1956 and have lived most of their life in Friendswood, TX. He was a founding member of Mary Queen Catholic church and served them well. Ken put himself through college and worked as a computer programmer analyst at NASA for 34 years and retired to enjoy life with family, loved camping, and took up oil painting as a hobby. Ken was full of kindness and had a special gift of thinking of others first. In 1981, he founded Special Friends, which has been serving special needs children/adults for over 25 years. He also started a reading program with special needs adults at Mary Queen Catholic Church. He loved to volunteer with his daughter, Gale, at the hospital and also went to the nursing home every week. He served with many organizations including, Knights of Columbus, Habitat for Humanity, Catholic Life Insurance, and the Association for Retarded Citizens "ARC". Ken was a godly man who will be missed dearly by all his family and friends.
He is survived by his loving wife, JoAnn Truman; son, Jeff Truman and wife Beth of Arvada, CO; daughter, Gale Truman of Friendswood, TX and Kimberly Bowers and husband Kim of Lake Jackson, TX; grandchildren, Weston, Douglas, Avery, Ryan and Ashleigh.
Friends were cordially invited to a visitation with the family on Friday, November 25, 2011 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. followed by a rosary vigil at Jeter Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 311 N. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, TX 77546.
The memorial mass was conducted at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Mary Queen Catholic Church, 606 Cedarwood, Friendswood, TX 77546 with Rev. Phil "Skip" Negley, M.S. and Rev. Benny Thadathilkunnel, M.S. officiating.
In lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be made in Ken's memory to Special Friends, Inc., P.O. Box 1382, Friendswood, TX 77549 or The ARC, P.O. Box 1484, Alvin, TX 77512.
Condolences may be sent to the Truman family in care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home at www.jeterfuneralhome.com.
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Harold Doiron
December 10, 2011
We were so shocked to get the news of Ken's death today (Dec 10) while reading through the Dec. 4 Mary, Queen bulletin. Ken was a wonderful man who we have known and participated in church related work with since the earliest days of the formation of Mary, Queen Parish in 1968. I was so blessed to attend the Men's ACTS Retreat with him last February. He has been an outstanding member of the Friendswood community for many years and will be missed by many.
Hal and Marilyn Doiron
Pearland, TX
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December 9, 2011
So sorry to hear of your loss. Ken was a great neighbor, and the things that he did to help others cannot go unnoticed. It was a pleasure to get to know and work alongside him.
Bea and Ron Morris
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