Kenneth D. Garrison

CLIFTON PARK Kenneth D. Garrison, 39, of Green Manor Nursing Home, Ghent and formerly of Clifton Park, died on Sunday, September 26, 2004 at his residence. He was born on June 23, 1965 in Albany, N.Y. He was the beloved son of the late William Donald and Florence Mae Conaway Garrison Sr. He was the son-in-law of Peter and Donna Traider of Round Lake. Mr. Garrison graduated from Colonie Central High School in 1984. He was a school bus driver for the Shenendehowa School system in Clifton Park. Kenneth had been employed at the former Shop Rite store in Glenville, later known as the Great American store. He was the beloved husband of Diane Traider Garrison of Clifton Park, whom he married on May 9, 1998. Kenneth leaves behind two brothers, William (Pamela) Garrison Jr. of Goshen, N.Y. and Alan Craig (Laura) Garrison of Colonie; a sister, Dona (Paul) Terpening of Warwick, R.I.; cherished godfather of Paul Scott and Dana Terpening Jr.; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, Rt. 9 in Clifton Park with the Rev. Ray Stees, pastor of the Pine Grove United Methodist Church in Colonie, officiating. Calling hours will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Interment will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Colonie, N.Y. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the National Kidney Foundation of Northeast New York Inc., 99 Troy Rd., East Greenbush, NY 12061 or to the Danielle House, P.O. Box 65, Binghamton, NY 13905.