Visitation services will be held on Tuesday, March 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kingwood Funeral Home, 22800 Highway 59 North, in Kingwood. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 28 at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood, 5520 Kingwood Drive, in Kingwood.
Ken is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and their two daughters, Robyn and Emily. He is also survived by his parents, Jack and Shirley Marshall, of Kingwood, his brother Jack and wife Julia, of Franklin, Tennessee, his sister Nancy Miley and husband Ken, of Trophy Club, Texas, his brother Jim and wife Alex, of Houston, Texas, his mother-in-law Jane Scelzo, of Kingwood, his brother-in-law Craig Scelzo and wife Beth, of Kingwood, his sister-in-law Jennifer Rodgers and husband Ernie, of New Caney Texas, as well as twelve nieces and nephews and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Ken grew up in Denville, New Jersey as the second of four children. He attended Morris Knolls High School, where he and Liz first met and began dating. Ken received a B.S. in Industrial Management from Clemson University in 1989, after which he moved to Kingwood. Ken and Liz married in 1990, after Liz’s graduation from Clemson. They then moved into the house where they would live for the next 27 years. Ken had a distinguished career in the Gulf Coast energy industry, spending the last 11 years at Baker Hughes where most recently he was an Operations Manager for the Houston/Corpus Christi region.
Ken enjoyed using his talents in service of his community. Ken was an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood, where he served in a variety of roles over the years, including as a deacon and as an organizing leader on many youth mission trips. He was awarded the Volunteer of the Year award in 2008 for his extensive volunteer work at the Lake Houston YMCA. Ken’s community spirit and enjoyment of fellowship extended to sports as well. He made some of his closest friends while playing soccer and baseball growing up in New Jersey and here in Houston, and he umpired Kingwood/Forest Cove youth baseball for years with his father. Ken shared his love of Clemson football and the Houston Astros with family, friends and co-workers and, after dashed hopes watching any number of great teams over the years, he was thrilled to see each team win a championship in the last two years.
Ken was a dedicated son that could often be found at the home of his or Liz’s parents. If they needed any help, they knew that Ken would respond immediately; he insisted on being one of their first calls. He was a leader in what is now called the Y Guides and Princesses program at the YMCA when his daughters were young and, as they grew up, Ken would become a proud father watching Robyn play soccer and Emily perform in the Kingwood High School Marching Band and Flagline. Ken and Liz stood out to their family and friends as the embodiment of love, marriage and devotion; few who knew them could remember one without connection to the other.
Ken was happiest when his actions brought loved ones closer. He would cook breakfast for extended family every Christmas morning and was the animating force behind many family vacations to Walt Disney World and the Gulf Coast beaches. Ken’s sense of humor, joy in mild pranks, and “creative” gift giving brought laughter and countless memorable stories and moments to the lives of his family and friends. No family picture was safe from Ken’s often creative poses and use of props.
Aside from Ken’s immediate and extended family, there are many close friends, neighbors, and colleagues who had the privilege to know Ken. He was very happy to spend meaningful time with so many of them during the last few months of his life, and his family is thankful for the love and support they have received from all of them. Memorial contributions may be made to
the L3 Foundation at https://www.l3foundation.com or
the American Cancer Society at https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate
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