- Date Of Birth: December 20, 1967
- Date Of Death: February 21, 2022
- State: Arizona
Kenneth H. Brendel, born December 20, 1967, to Joseph Brendel Jr. and Penny Lankey in Ann Arbor, Michigan, suddenly passed away February 21, 2022, in Flagstaff, Arizona. A beloved husband, father, brother, son, uncle, friend, coach, and legal mentor was taken too soon.
Ken spent his childhood in Mesa, Arizona and Caseville, Michigan. Growing up on Lake Huron, he developed a love for the water, fishing, hockey, and light houses. He was very active with sports and excelled in academics throughout his youth.
He graduated from Corona Del Sol High School in 1985 and later attended Arizona State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness in 1994. He met Sherri in September of 1992 at his ASU football season kick off party, six months later they were engaged and later married on July 23, 1993. After his acceptance to law school, Sherri and he moved to Sacramento, California with his sister, Amanda, and her son, Kaine. He then pursued an education in law and obtained a J.D. from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. After graduation, he moved to Flagstaff, Arizona with his wife, Sherri, and took a position as Assistant Attorney General from November 1998 to January 2000 and then pursued a career at Mangum, Wall, Stoops, & Warden P.L.L.C., in January 2000. He started as an associate attorney, became a partner in January of 2006 and later became Senior Partner in January 2014 with the firm.
