From Bruce Ely

October 23, 2014 By Ken Stevens Memorial

Sad news for anyone that had the pleasure of knowing Ken Stevens at the Muskegon Chronicle. One of my all time favorites passed away today.

"Kenny was a talented photojournalist who always made me proud that I hired him. He also brightened up this world in so many ways for so many people. There just aren't words."

— Greg Dorsett

"In death, he's drawing us close, re-uniting those who have moved away; those who have stayed; those who have been out of touch. He's making us examine, and remember, how to live; how to play; how to do our jobs; how to be a friend."

— Susan Harrison Wolffis

"Kenny was one of the greatest people I've ever known. Truly. He was a great photographer but even a better human being."

— Lisa DeJong

"You were the kindest man I have ever known. I will miss your humor. I will miss you. I hope the light is good, wherever you are."

— Lynn Moore

"It was his heart that made him a great photographer ... He just really cared. He cared about every assignment."

— Kendra Stanley-Mills

"The journalism realm has lost an exceptional photographer, and the world an extraordinary human being."

— Kristin Mackler

"To say we will miss Ken somehow misses the point. We will not miss him because he is so far embedded in who we are. There is a little Ken in all of us. We just have to take the time to find it."

— John McConnico

"It is hard to overstate how respected he was as a professional, but invariably people also talked about what a fantastic colleague he was. The void this leaves for our staff is impossible to measure, much less fill. There simply was no one else like him."

— Peg West