- Date Of Birth: June 9, 1985
- Date Of Death: November 11, 2021
- State: New Mexico
Kenneth David Slaten, age 36, of Rio Rancho and Las Cruces, went to be with the Lord Thursday, November 11, 2021. He was born in Albuquerque, NM to David and Donna Slaten.
He was such a joyful, entertaining child who could bring a smile to anyone’s face. His gymnastics experiences had him backflipping all over the place. He performed as a flying monkey in the Wizard of Oz, a clown with several acts in a school talent show and performed with the PR Leyva Show Choir. Kenny always enjoyed strumming the guitar and singing with his dad. He graduated high school in Rio Rancho in 2004. Kenny served in the NM Army National Guard. He was a manager at Twisters in Rio Rancho for many years. He became a Christian at a very young age and was quite the little evangelist. We fondly remember his grandfather, Ken, Aunt Judy and Aunt Betty Jo giving Kenny quarters to sing his rendition of “Joy to the World”. His enthusiasm was always very contagious.
Family was very important to him.
Kenny is survived by his parents, Dave and Donna Slaten; brother Bryan Slaten and his wife Angela; his sister, Bethany Curvey and her husband Matt; his grandmother, Ellen Brown Plouffe; his nephews, Andrew Slaten and Wyatt Curvey; his nieces, Brooke Slaten, Bailey Slaten, and Charlotte Curvey; aunts and uncles, Nancy and Mark Holtzclaw, Danny and Julie Brown, Debbie and Chris Ward and cousins, Aaron and Maddie Ward. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Don Brown; Ken and Rosemary Slaten, and Norm Plouffe.
