1956 - 2009
Kenneth Russell Hunsinger passed away May 16, 2009. He was 53.
Ken was born Feb. 8, 1956, in Seoul, South Korea.
He was adopted by Eugene and Marie Hunsinger through the Holt International Adoption Agency. At eight months old, Ken arrived in the United States at Portland International Airport with his adopted brother, David, and a cousin.
Ken spent his early childhood years growing up in Astoria, Ore. The family adopted a third child from Korea, a sister, Tami. The Hunsinger family moved to Gresham, Ore. in 1970. Ken graduated from Sam Barlow High School in 1974.
He lived and worked in the Portland, Ore., area throughout the '80s and '90s. Ken worked for TIC for 18 years and had worked in several locations throughout the United States.
He relocated to Colorado last year, worked in Steamboat Springs for TIC and was living in Hayden at the time of death.
Ken's passions in life were music and cars, and he had a great collection of both.
Ken is survived by his two daughters, Haley and Briana, of Newberg, Ore.; parents Eugene and Marie Hunsinger, of Gresham, Ore.; sister, Tami Hunsinger, of Gresham; brother and sister-in-law David and Lisa Hunsinger, of Vancouver, Wash.; nephew Ross Hunsinger and two nieces, Lauren and Allison Hunsinger.
A memorial service is at 3:30 p.m. June 5, at Yampa Valley Funeral Home. Call 970-879-1494 for more information.
