Kenneth Dale Strong
Our Beloved Husband, Dad, Papa, Son, Brother, and Friend was taken away from us tragically on January 8, 2023 when he stopped to render assistance to a truck he witnessed flip & roll into the median off the highway. He had years of CPR, First Aid, & Emergency Preparedness training.

After successfully helping remove two young men trapped in their truck he headed back toward his car when another vehicle lost control, plunged into the median, hitting and killing him instantly.

Ken, (Dale to family & old friends) was born on October 31, 1957 in Corvallis, Oregon to Kenneth A. and Barbara Strong.

He grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho, then moved to Alaska for a few years, then to Richland, Washington  where he met and fell in love with Karen in 1978. They married in 1980. During their 45 years together they welcomed two loving daughters & ten wonderful grandchildren.

Ken had such a kind, giving, gentle, loving soul. He was always willing to lend a helping hand. He was a man of few words, but a man of his word. Everyone he met he called friend.

He enjoyed watching his grandchildren grow, fishing, golf (ball chasing as he would sometimes call it), gaming and being outdoors collecting rocks and taking pictures of wildlife.

He had just retired five weeks prior to his death, and was hoping to spend more time with family & friends, catching up on honey-do’s, traveling and looking forward to new adventures.

He was an ironworker (Local 14) by trade, but held numerous positions at Hanford over his 35 year career, including – Ironworker/Rigger, Hazard and Radioactive Waste Shipper/ Manager, Teamster Manager, Field Work Supervisor, and at the end of his career, a Rigging Engineer Project Manager.

Ken is survived by his wife Karen, daughter Miranda & her husband Bryan Thompson, daughter Amy & her husband Brad Lathim, grandchildren, Alexis, Ethan, Elyza, Dominik, Gavin, Amyah, Azlynn, Cody, Noah, Liam, (and one on the way , which will be named after him), mother Barbara Strong, sister Terri Strong, sister Angie & her husband Brian Henson, Mother In-law Alice Castle &  numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, & friends.

He was preceded in death by his father Kenneth A. Strong.

We will always love Ken (Dale). He was our hero, our everything, and he will be missed forever. He truly was one of a kind.

Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm with a light reception to follow at Events at Sunset.