Obituary of Kenneth Emil Petty

16pt Born :date month=8 day=23 year=1951 16pt August 23, 1951 :date 16pt , in :place :city class=yshortcuts 16pt Detroit :city class=yshortcuts 16pt , :state class=yshortcuts 16pt Michigan :state :place 16pt ; died :date month=6 day=15 year=2009 16pt June 15, 2009 :date 16pt , in :place :city class=yshortcuts 16pt Seattle :city class=yshortcuts 16pt , :state class=yshortcuts 16pt Washington :state :place 16pt , at the age of 57. Ken moved to :city :place class=yshortcuts 16pt Seattle :place :city 16pt in 1973 after graduating summa cum laude from the id=lw_1245195110_3 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts University of Michigan School of id=lw_1245195110_4 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts Engineering . After spending a few years as an id=lw_1245195110_5 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts aeronautical engineer with the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, he decided to return to school to pursue his law degree. Ken graduated from the id=lw_1245195110_6 class=yshortcuts University of Washington School of Law as a member of the prestigious id=lw_1245195110_7 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts Order of the Coif in 1979 before- beginning his 29-year-long career with the id=lw_1245195110_8 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts Northwest law firm of id=lw_1245195110_9 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts Williams, Kastner , Gibbs . In 2005, Ken was chosen as a Top Lawyer in id=lw_1245195110_10 class=yshortcuts Product Liability by Seattle Magazine. class=1 16pt Outside of work, Ken loved to fish and play sports. class=1 16pt He is survived by his loving wife Peggy; his three children, Keegan, Kelsey, and Lauren; his mother, Virginia of id=lw_1245195110_11 class=yshortcuts Fraser, :state :place class=yshortcuts 16pt Michigan :place :state 16pt ; his two sisters, Marcia (Jim) of :place :city 16pt Washington :city 16pt , :state 16pt Michigan :state :place 16pt , and Roberta (Ken) of :place :city class=yshortcuts 16pt Sterling Heights :city class=yshortcuts 16pt , :state class=yshortcuts 16pt Michigan :state :place 16pt ; and numerous id=lw_1245195110_13 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts nieces and nephews . He was preceded in death by his father, Emil Petty. 16pt Funeral Mass will be held :date month=6 day=19 year=2009 class=yshortcuts 16pt Friday, June 19, 2009 :date class=yshortcuts 16pt at :time hour=11 minute=0 class=yshortcuts 16pt 11:00 a.m :time 16pt at id=lw_1245195110_15 background-position: 0% 0%; background-attachment: scroll class=yshortcuts Holy Rosary Catholic Church in :city :place 16pt Edmonds :place :city 16pt , :street :address 16pt 630 7 th Avenue North :address :street 16pt . In lieu of flowers or gifts, please donate to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in memory of Ken online at target=_blank href=http://www.firstgiving.com/kenpetty www.FirstGiving.com/kenpetty