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McALOON--Kenneth W. McAloon, Kenneth W. passed away from cancer on Cape Cod on November 10, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, a brilliant mathematician, his career spanned 12 years in Paris at CNRS, 25 at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center in Computer Science, and 15 years in private industry. Surviving are his beloved wife, Peggy, daughter Kirsten, granddaughter, Sophie and his sister, Jean Wendt. He was predeceased by two sons, Cotton and Pierre. Ken's wit and generous personality will be missed by so many. A memorial service is planned for March 2026.

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Published by New York Times on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Eliane Thomas

February 5, 2026

My sincere condolences to Kenneth´s loving family. Kenneth will be sorely missed by family and friends and his French club friends too. He was indeed a renaissance man!! Thank you, Kenneth, for sharing some time with us on earth.. may you rest in peace!
Eliane Thomas

Terry Reed

January 23, 2026

Ken and I had our moments walking around our neighborhood with my dog, Macie, and our discussions regarding movies, his posts about what's in a name, etc. He will be missed.

Christine Farlin

January 22, 2026

My sincere condolences to Peggy and family. Ken was one in a million. He came to see my husband and I in a musical in Barnstable and gave us a standing ovation which brought the entire audience to life. That was who he was. Charismatic and exuberant. We will miss him very much. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. [email protected]

Eliane Thomas

January 22, 2026

My sincere condolences to Kenneth´s family. So sad to hear of his passing. He will be sorely missed by us all. May he rest in peace.
Eliane Thomas
French club member

sylvana myr

January 21, 2026

We miss you Ken!
Your sense of spirit and your knowledge of everything French are incomparable.
RIP

Yangyue

December 30, 2025

Ken, you will be missed.

Yangyue Feng

Bob Stanley

December 18, 2025

So sorry for your loss. I certainly enjoyed knowing him all these years.

Tom Ryan

December 18, 2025

Vrry sorry for his passing

Louis A Codispoti

December 2, 2025

I am sorry to learn that Ken has passed. His brilliance and wit will be sorely missed. My condolences to his wife, family and friends.

Lucille. & Brian Obarowski

December 1, 2025

Peggy and Kirsten , Lu and I offer our condolences. Please let us know when services are finalized. God bless.

Rami Grossberg

November 30, 2025

I studied some of Ken McAloon's work on models of Peano Arithmetic while I was a student in Jerusalem in the late seventies.

Although I never met him in person, we reconnected few years ago on Facebook. I was surprised and delighted to discover how much we shared-not only an interest in logic, but also a love for the classics, including The Bible, Babylonian and Sumerian literature. I learned a great deal from him.

In recent weeks I hadn´t heard from him, and this morning, after searching his name online, I was shocked to find his obituary.

RIP, Ken.

Rohit Parikh

November 27, 2025

Very pleasant man with a wonderful sense of quiet humor. I was lucky to have known him.

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