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Kenneth Donnell McKean, lovingly known to family and friends as “Ken,” was born on August 23, 1960, in San Mateo, California, to the late Verna Mae McKean and Ernest McKean, Sr., at San Mateo General Hospital. During his early years, the McKean family lived in Oakland and Menlo Park before settling in East Palo Alto, where Ken spent most of his childhood, teenage years, and adult life. East Palo Alto was more than his hometown—it was part of his identity, and he proudly ...