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On 28 July 1964 an automobile accident fatally injured<em> Ken Kyne</em> and took the life of his wife Sandra. Ken survived Sandra only until 1 August. A funeral service for Ken and Sandra was conducted at the Latter Day Saints’ Chapel in Santa Barbara, California, on 7 August. Military honors were provided Ken at both the funeral and the graveside services.</div>
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Ken’s heart and mind had been set on West Point from the time he started school. Born in Bell, California, he spent his first eighteen years in Turlock, graduating from high school there in 1953. Throughout high school he displayed the intellectual and physical abilities, talents, and character that were to make him an exemplary soldier. A leader in high school dramatic and music organizations, athletics, and social groups, his friendly, open nature and boundless energy kept him constantly involved in group activities, and his academic achievements earned him membership in his school’s scholastic honor group.</div>
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Throughout his life Ken was closely bound to the work of the Mormon Church. He served in the church choir and advanced to the office of Elder in the Melchezedik Priesthood by the time he was eighteen.</div>
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At West Point he was widely known and liked as a gregarious, quick-witted companion who thrived on the humor and friendship of cadet barracks life. He was the object of good-natured envy throughout the Corps when he was selected to be the only cadet with a speaking part in the motion picture, “The Long Gray Line.”</div>
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Ken and Sandra Lee Callan were married in the September following graduation, while Ken was still in the basic infantry course. After completing Ranger and Airborne training, he was assigned to the 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. An overseas assignment took Ken, Sandra, and their first child, Heather, to Panama in 1960. There Ken assumed even more responsibility in church affairs, as superintendent of the Sunday School and the Mutual Improvement Association of teenagers and young adults. He and Sandra also fulfilled a Latter Day Saints mission, helping to organize both the American and Spanish church groups near Fort Kobbe. Their second child, Charles Kenneth III, was born in 1962.</div>
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Ken was in turn an infantry platoon leader, a company commander, and a staff officer. He took great pride in the accomplishments of his company, especially a training march it made across the Isthmus of Panama. His constant desire for self-improvement led him to pursue his studies through correspondence courses and his efforts won for him a scholarship from Florida State University for advanced work in infrared spectracity. Accepting the scholarship meant transferring to the Air Force, an action which Ken accomplished in September of 1962. Tallahassee, Florida, became the Kyne family’s home, and it was here that Heidi Lillace, their third child, was born in January of 1963. These months of study were some of the happiest of Ken’s life. Blessed with a closely knit family and many friends, he was progressing steadily toward the goals he had set for himself. Just a few months of study separated him from his master of science degree when the tragic accident occurred.</div>
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Although their three children were in the car with Ken and Sandra at the time of the accident, only Heather Kathleen was injured, and she has since recovered completely. In addition to Heather, Charles Kenneth III, and Heidi Lillace, Ken is survived by his parents, a brother, and a sister.</div>
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The dedication of Ken and Sandra to their family, to God, and to each other was an inspiration to all who knew them. They shared common goals of service from which they never wavered throughout their brief lives.</div>
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No man could be a finer son or more dearly loved than Ken was—and still is.</div>
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<em>—His Parents</em></div>