Kenneth Vernon Bullock was born October 5, 1926. He grew up in Los Angeles, the only child of Vernon and Katherine Bullock. His mother was a registered nurse and his father was a newspaper typesetter. He rode out the Long Beach Earthquake of 1933, which left him with a lifelong feeling that if a person could survive that, they could survive anything.

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When a WWII veteran dies, a thousand stories die with them. The events they lived, the memories they held, these first-hand accounts die with them. Ken was part of a noble generation when the culture was favorable to patriotism, and hard work was the norm.

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Kenneth Bullock was the consummate storyteller and conversationalist. No matter where he went or who he met, he could find a meaningful way of connecting his life with his audience. He told stories of his grandparents' ownership of property that would become part of the estate of Huntington Library. He told stories of his love for history, and education at UCLA. But on Monday, February 18, 2019, the last chapter of his story on earth came to an end, when Kenneth Bullock passed peacefully in his Carmel home surrounded by loved ones and joined his Savior in glory according to the promises of God.

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He had fond childhood memories of accompanying his mother frequently to Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles for authentic Mexican food.

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With the outbreak of World War II, Ken was among the underaged men who volunteered for the Army, serving in Tokyo and the Philippines.

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At the end of the war he returned home where he obtained his Ed.D at his beloved UCLA where, in an evening class he met his wife-to-be of 55 years, Ruth Greinke.

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He began his career in education in Alhambra California, where he built his first family train and began his life with Ruth. In 1959 their son Christopher, joined their family.

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Ken and family enjoyed extensive travels throughout the United States, and later through Europe and Great Britain.

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In 1972, Ken became principal at Carmel High School and the family moved north to Carmel. After a couple years as principal, Ken decided that teaching was a better fit for him, so he took a teaching position at Carmel High until his retirement. During his years as a teacher, Ken acquired his real estate brokers license and continued in the real estate business on the Monterey Peninsula after retirement until the early 2000's.

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Ken is survived by his son Chris and his daughter-in-law Trisha, also of Carmel.

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Kenneth was a member of Saint Philip's Lutheran Church on Carmel Valley Road.