Ken
Ken died peacefully at home on March 9, 2008 in Victoria, British
Columbia. Born in Edmonton, Alberta on March 28, 1960, and
raised in Fort Saskatchewan, Ken was the youngest son of the late
Clifford and Helen Crook.
Ken graduated from the University of Alberta with degrees in
Philosophy (1983 magna cum laude) and Law (1986), earning
numerous honours and awards in the process. Having begun his
career as a self-employed bicycle mechanic, Ken rose to become a
partner in the law firm of Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang, LLP.
Among his many accomplishments, he won the Churchill Society
debates in 1978, was an editor of the Alberta Law review, worked
for Student Legal Services in Edmonton, earned a well-deserved
reputation as a skilled lawyer, and published two books on
professional ethics and law with his best friend Derek Truscott.
Ken pursued many varied interests while living life to the fullest,
including sailing, canoeing, kayaking, fencing, cycling, marathoning,
fly fishing, gardening, bird watching, Ikebana, guitar playing, piano
playing, car rallying, and cooking. Ken was a voracious reader on
almost any subject, most especially architecture, history, music, art,
poetry, automobiles, sailing, and philosophy.
Ken's greatest joy was his loving relationships with his extended
family, his many dear friends, his faithful dog Seabee, and the love
of his life, his wife Sara. Ken will also be missed by his sister Jo Ann
and her husband Ernie Mee, brother Rick and his wife Pat Crook,
nephews David and Andrew Mee, and Sara's parents Pat and Gerry
Neely.