KENNETH SYKEN

age 92, passed away in Sarasota, Florida. Beloved husband to Sandra Syken. He was born in South Philadelphia, and maintained a residence in Ventnor, New Jersey. Kenneth was the oldest of three children of William and Ida Syken. His father died of leukemia when Kenneth was four years old. He helped the family by selling newspapers at 5th and Market streets. He attended South Philadelphia High School and Temple and went on to become an editor of the law review at Penn Law School. He served in the Army upon graduation, working at the Judge Advocate General's office in Frankfurt, Germany. In Philadelphia he was a partner in the firm of Richter, Syken & Ross. He met Sandra Elner, another child of South Philadelphia, at the Tamiment resort in the Poconos. They married in 1962 and were by each other's side for the next 59 years. They had two children, Marc, and William, and moved to the suburb of Dresher, where they lived along with his mother Ida. On long summer weekends he enjoyed swimming in the ocean, setting up on a beach chair and holding court with family and friends, often ordering steak sandwiches from Sack O' Subs for dinner. An early riser, he would go out in the morning and come home with a newspaper and Hershey bars for his sons. He is survived by Sandra; his brother Lewis; his sons Marc (Lisa) and William (Jennifer), his grandchildren Nathan and Emily, and his step-grandchildren Lucy and Phoebe. He will be greatly missed. He was a friend to all who knew him. Services and interment are Private. Contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.