West High School Alumni
Wichita, Kansas (KS)
Ken Zeh
West High School
Class of 1973
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KEN'S PROFILE
First Name | Ken |
Last Name | Zeh |
Graduation Year | Class of 1973 |
Gender | Male |
Current Location | Fullerton, California |
Hometown | Wichita, Kansas |
About Me | Born the oldest, brightest, and best looking son to Paul and Dianne Zeh in 1955 in Topeka, Kansas. Attended McCollum Elem. (Wichita) where my 6th grade teacher (who was my favorite 6th grade teacher both years), Mrs. Burdorff, stated that I would "grow up to be monumentally successful in life". She was an incredibly intelligent and insightful soul. At Hadley Jr. High and Wichita West High, I transpired initially into a band nerd and then eventually a tennis jock (who happened to look good in white bellbottoms, the style at the time, but were too short), who nevertheless drew intense jealousy from both the nerd and jock cliches. They admired from afar my seamless ability to crossover and mix skillfully within these groups. Eventually, I ignored all the scholarship offers from military institutions (or just misplaced them) to attend the infamous Fort Hays State University, located at the I-70 Hwy. truckstop of Hays, Kansas and 30 miles north of the National Barbedwire Museum. Hays challenged my beer tasting skills like no other "party school" around because it did enjoy a high German population, unusually strong peer influence upon a weaker peer willpower, and good quality brew. After graduation, I took my award-winning personality and desperation for income to the entertainment mecca, Kansas City, where I landed an upwardly mobile career managing movie theatres for AMC. The demand for my knowledge of the movie industry naturally pulled me to Carbondale, Illinois where I managed a 4-screen theatre for 6 long years. Living in Carbondale proved to be my "enlightenment" and I was transformed from a much sought-after business leader in the community to a liberal forwardthinking guru. I owe all personal growth and loss of my egocentrism to my immersion into volunteer work in a 24-hour crisis counseling center, which allowed me to talk about myself and pass on my wisdom to dozens of naive, confused individuals throughout the hills of southern Illinois, who frequently celebrated ignorance 24/7 . I eventually followed the western movement across the Colorado Rockies, although more than a century late, and encircled my wagon around Fullerton, CA. To this day, I'm still trying to figure out why I'm here, but deep within my soul I strongly sense that I have morally, spiritually, and economically progressed. However, in spite of my exploration into all genres of the arts and culture (I love the racetrack!), and because of my awareness that all human behavior is cyclical and not progressive, I never forgot my midwestern roots: good baseball, a med/rare prime rib, BBQ chicken, and ZZ Top. Please join me as I trav...(read more) |
Class of 1973 Alumni
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Date: Sep 29, 2023
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