In Memory

Kenneth A. (Ken) Graeb

Kenneth Alvin Graeb
Kenneth Alvin Graeb, Jr., 75, died July 27, 2021 in Santa Fe NM. Born in Jamaica Queens NY, Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Alvin Graeb, Sr. & Marie Sweeney Graeb. Son of a US Air Force pilot, he lived in post-WWII France & Japan, attending Sofia Univ. in Tokyo. Ken was pre-med at Univ. of Hawaii until volunteering to serve in the US Army, serving in Okinawa. He completed his degree in fine arts at the Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, operated a vintage photo studio, then worked as a test flight cinematographer for McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, retiring after 30 years.

Ken is survived by his siblings: Karen E. Stanley of Richmond VA, Susan M. Beers of Ashland OR, Kathleen A. Morency of Eatonton GA, Jonathan D. Graeb of Honolulu HI, and 5 nieces & 3 nephews who loved him as "Uncle Kenny".


Memorial services at Santa Fe Veterans Cemetery on Oct. 25, 2021 at 3PM. In lieu of flowers, Ken's family requests that memorial donations be made to the charity of one's choice.
 

 

 

Published by Santa Fe New Mexican on Oct. 23, 2021.

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