Carlson, Kenneth Wayne
Susan (Hamilton) Carlson
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Kenneth Wayne Carlson moved to Princeton in 1980. He liked to travel and visited Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand in 1989 and Fiji in 1994. Later he visited France, New Zealand, New York and Hawaii using his wheelchair.
Obituary Kenneth Wayne Carlson – Princeton Similkameen Spotlight
Ken graduated Vernon Senior Secondary in 1975, SFU in 1992 and Gonzaga U in 1996. He taught elementary school in the classroom and the library in Princeton for 16 years and was the principal of Bella Coola Elementary for 5 years. Ken loved to read to children and, to their delight, he often substituted their names for the names in the book. For several years, he was a strong president of the Princeton Teachers Union, negotiating their first collective agreement. Ken was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1991. He supported the research related to MS as a successful fund raiser for the Penticton MS Walk. He was a strong advocate for the improvement of accessibility in Princeton as he encouraged the creation of ramps, and special doors and washrooms in public and private spaces.