Kenway Ellery Dick, 90, was born on February 9, 1932, and passed away peacefully on December 2, 2022.
Ken was born in Alma, Michigan to Evelyn Powell and Aaron Elery Dick. He is survived by and will be greatly missed by all five of his children, Doug (Christine) Dick, Shelley (Kieth) Dixon, Denise (Jim) Tennant, Laurie (John) Richardson and Lynette (Gary) Colvin. He is also survived by his sister Georga Leonard.
He was the proud grandpa of 19 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by both parents, four sisters, first wife Merle and wife Sandra and granddaughter Katie.
He was raised in Lansing, Michigan and graduated from Dewitt High School. He then joined the Air Force in 1951 and was stationed at Luke AFB and happily adopted Arizona as his home. While stationed at Luke, he met and married Merle Wright and had five children. They divorced in 1976 and Ken married Sandra Maurice Jacobs in 1980.
He was a carpenter by trade. He loved dogs, exploring the outdoors, 4-wheeling, hunting, fishing, golf and searching for treasures with his metal detector. But his favorite thing was to spend time with family.
The family held a Celebration of Life on December 3rd.