From J. Kyle Keener

October 27, 2014 By Ken Stevens Memorial

FAREWELL TO KENNY –Not surprisingly there was a massive turnout for our beloved friend Ken Stevens ‘ today in Grand Haven. Ken’s son Jeffrey, who smiles exactly like his dad, reports that there was a line completely circling the funeral home at the start of visitation this morning.

"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