Ken Ripley:
CLASS OF 1968
Ft. Hunt High SchoolClass of 1968
Alexandria, VA
University of North Carolina Class of 1972
Chapel hill, NC
Coronado High SchoolClass of 1968
Coronado, CA
Ken's Story
Ken is from Virginia Beach, Virginia. His schools include Ft. Hunt High School. He later attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (AB in Journalism). He owned and operated a community newspaper, the Spring Hope Enterprise, for 43 years in Spring Hope, NC, and became Editor-Publisher Emeritus in 2017. He continues to write a weekly column and report some news. During his career he has won 58 press awards, many for editorial and column writing. He still lives in Spring Hope. He is also a Certified Lay Minister in the United Met...Expand for more
hodist Church and preaches monthly at a nearby UM church. His health is not great but his mouth and brain are still active and mostly work in sync. He loves hearing from old classmates.
One of Ken's favorite quotes is:"I'm known for two quotes in particular...
"When I die, I'm going to have the biggest in town. Half the town will be there to mourn my passing. The other half will be there to make sure I'm dead."
"I still have trouble turning the other cheek sometimes. My motto is, 'I have two cheeks I will turn and the third you can kiss.'"".
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