- Kenneth Tingley Oct 12, 1932 – Jan 28, 2017 La Selva Beach Kenneth Tingley, whose accomplished life took him from a one-room schoolhouse in rural Nova Scotia to Harvard Business School and a notable career as a technology executive, passed away at home on January 28, 2017 after a lengthy illness.
Ken was born and raised in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada, the eldest of four children of Elliott and Greta Tingley. He attended Acadia University and Nova Scotia Technical College where he graduated with his degree in Electrical Engineering. As an officer cadet in the University Naval Training Division, he was one of a select group of cadets chosen to be part of the prestigious Royal Canadian Navy cruise to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Upon graduating from “Tech” he married Donna Shaw of Halifax, Nova Scotia. They went to Montreal where Ken joined the Canadian General Electric Test Program before moving to New Jersey with Union Carbide in 1958.
Ken and Donna built a second home in Chester, Nova Scotia in 1991 and spent many happy summers there visiting with family and old school friends. They moved back to California and have lived in La Selva Beach since 1996.
Ken was an avid reader, pianist, tennis player, skier, and skater. Passionate about language, literature, politics, vintage cars, bridge, music, the New York Times crossword puzzle, and wine, he was a lively conversationalist with a sharp wit. Ken was proud of and fascinated by his ancestor, Joshua Slocum, the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the world, and author of “Sailing Alone Around the World.” Ken is predeceased by his parents.
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