Person:Kenneth Wallace (3)

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Kenneth Curtis Wallace, Meat Products Sales Professional
b.23 Sep 1926 Waco, McLennan County, Texas
d.3 Jul 2004 McLennan County, Texas
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  1. Kenneth Curtis Wallace, Meat Products Sales Professional1926 - 2004
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  • H.  Kenneth Curtis Wallace, Meat Products Sales Professional1926 - 2004
  • W.  Joe Ann Welch1929 - 2019
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Name Kenneth Curtis Wallace, Meat Products Sales Professional
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Sep 1926 Waco, McLennan County, Texas
Marriage to Joe Ann Welch
Death[1] 3 Jul 2004 McLennan County, Texas
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About Kenneth "Ken" Wallace

Kenneth Curtis "Ken" Wallace was born 23 September 1926 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, the son of Lonnie Curtis Wallace (1900-1984) and his wife Pauline Fay Granger (1904-1941). Ken attended High School and College in Waco, Texas, graduating from Baylor University with the class of 1950, majoring in general business administration with a minor in marketing. [Source: Baylor University Yearbooks]. When a Senior at Baylor University, he went for an on-campus interview with food industry meat manufacturer, Rath Packing Company, and landed a job just after he graduated. Rath first sent him to Houston where they assigned him to a sales position, with a regular sales territory calling on many of Rath's customers. After five years of direct selling, he was promoted to a sales supervisor for the company's branch in Decatur, Illinois. From there, he moved around several times and in 1956, Ken was transferred to Rath's company headquarters in Waterloo, Iowa to act as sales assistant in the branch house [division] department. He travelled the country for two-and-a-half years doing market research as assistant to the Vice President in charge of marketing.

After a five month stint as Assistant Plant Manager of the Decatur plant, Ken was promoted and transferred to Sales Manager, assigned to Rath's Los Angeles, California plant in April 1960. In his position as Sales Manager, he was responsible for 16 full-line salesmen, one canned meat man and two sales promotion salesmen. During Ken's tenure there, Ken has a good reason to be proud of his performance as Rath's sales doubled in just four years. During his tenure in Los Angeles, Ken became a member in a local food industry trade association, [then called] the Deli Council of Southern California, which later was re-named to the "Dairy/Deli/Bakery Council of Southern California" (or "DDBC").
Ken was recognized for his early contributions to the Council by being awarded the "Big Cheese" in June 1964; he was just the fifth person to be so honored. Ken was a regular attendee at Deli Council functions for several years and served on the Deli Dinner Dance Committee, Dinner Dance Chairman in 1963, and was elected and served on the Deli Council Board of Directors in 1964, serving as its Recording Secretary.

Ken married to another Waco, Texas native, Jo Ann Welch [born 9 April 1929], daughter of Joseph Edward Welch and Cecilia Catherine Trautscholl, and they had two children, Kurt Allan Wallace (b. 1952) and Karen. Ken left Southern California some time after the 1960's and returned to his home in Waco, Texas, where he passed away on 3 July 2004. Ken's leadership and contributions in the food industry will be remembered by his co-workers and friends in the food industry for many years to come.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/36497954/person/20058723640

  2.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

    1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Name: Keneth C Wallace
    [Kenneth C Wallace]
    Birth Year: abt 1927
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Home in 1930: Waco, Mclennan, Texas
    Street address: Washington Ave
    Ward of City: 2 part of
    House Number in Cities or Towns: 913
    Dwelling Number: 149
    Family Number: 231
    Attended School: No
    Father's Birthplace: Texas
    Mother's Birthplace: Texas
    Household Members: Name Age
    Lannie L Wallace 30
    Pauline F Wallace 26
    Jacqueline Wallace 5
    Keneth C Wallace 3 [3 1/12]

  3.   United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Name: Kenneth Wallace
    Age: 13
    Estimated birth year: abt 1927
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Home in 1940: Waco, McLennan, Texas
    Street: N 12 Th
    House Number: 324
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Waco, McLennan, Texas
    Residence in 1935: Same Place, Mclennan, Texas
    Resident on farm in 1935: No
    Sheet Number: 3A
    Attended School or College: Yes
    Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
    Income: 0
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members: Name Age
    L C Wallace 40
    Fay Wallace 36
    Jacqueline Wallace 15
    Kenneth Wallace 13
    Ann Ahrens 26

  4.   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

    Name: Kenneth C. Wallace
    SSN: 463-26-8092
    Last Residence:
    76712 Woodway, Mclennan, Texas, USA
    BORN: 23 Sep 1926
    Died: 3 Jul 2004
    State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)

  5.   U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016.

    Name: Kenneth Wallace
    Estimated birth year: abt 1925
    School: Waco High School
    School Location: Waco, Texas, USA
    Year: 1941

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