Public Information

Name

Symmes, Kenneth (Ken)

Class

2009

Biography

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1928. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1946. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1947. Honorably discharged in 1979, Brigadier General, US Army, Retired. Former owner/operator, K-Comm Services Company for four years. Former owner/operator, Vista Business Machines, Inc. for nine years. Volunteer Leader in the Sierra Vista community for over 30 years. Former Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission, Sierra Vista, for three years. Active Life Member of the Huachucans of Sierra Vista, supporting youth activities for over 24 years. Active Director, Cochise County Industrial Development Authority for 24 years. Served eight years as a Public member on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Probation. Active member, Fort Huachuca Museum Society. Active Life Member, Military Officers Association of America including past President, Coronado Chapter.