Kenneth Kemp

Kenneth G. Kemp died peacefully at home on Sunday, October 31, 2010. Ken was born May 24, 1925 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to John T. and Ruth G. Kemp. He graduated from Norman High School, where he played basketball and baseball. After high school he joined the military and served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He attended Texas A&M and graduated from Oklahoma City University with a degree in petroleum geology.

In 1950, he married the love of his life Nina Dickinson and they enjoyed nearly 60 years of a wonderful partnership. He was a great dad to his four children, Susan, Brad, Sarah and Taylor and a loving granddad to his thirteen grandchildren. Ken served as a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 168 and was a longtime member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church. He was an avid OU football and basketball fan. He was a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and was proud of his Indian heritage.

After college he began a distinguished career in the oil and gas industry. Ken was a well log analyst for Schlumberger for many years, living in Shawnee, Duncan, Ardmore and Oklahoma City. He was a member of AAPG, SIPES, SPWLA and the Oklahoma City Geological Society. After retiring from Schlumberger in 1986, he worked as a geologist for Holden Energy and then as an independent log consultant. During his career he became an industry expert on reading old electrical logs to find bypassed pay zones in oil and gas wells. He taught in the Geology Department at the University of Oklahoma and spoke at numerous industry seminars on Well Log Analysis.

He was preceded in death by his wife Nina, his parents John and Ruth, his brothers John T. Kemp, Jr., and Robert C. Kemp and nephew Mack Kemp. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Susan Sampson, Brad and Susie Kemp, Taylor and Joni Kemp of Oklahoma City and Sarah and Jim Askew of Kansas City; his grandchildren Carter and Stuart Sampson, Michelle, Ford and Tricia Kemp, Baird, Bennett and Claire Askew, Amy and Michael Wopsle, and Adam, Caroline, Katie and John Kemp. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Alzheimers Association, 3555 NW 58th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73112, American Heart Association, 5700 N. Portland Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73112 or Boy Scout Troop 168, c/o Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 2717 W. Hefner Rd., Oklahoma City, OK 73120. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 5th at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church.