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Kenneth John Hallstrom, age 74 passed away surrounded by his family on February 20, 2017 after a long battle with Leukemia. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 13, 1942, to Carl and Wyla Hallstrom and was one of seven children. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Juliana Hallstrom and two daughters Maria Dela Cruz and Diana Hallstrom. He also leaves behind six grandchildren: Jazmine, Alex, Josiah, Noah, Isabella, Sophia, two great-grandchildren Jonathan and Anastassia, a brother Gerald Hallstrom, many cousins, nieces and nephews and his dog Wags. Ken grew up in the small town of Farwell, Minnesota. He joined the United States Air Force on February 3, 1964 and served our country for 27 years, retiring as a Senior Master Sargeant. He was a Personnel Systems Manager for the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and was responsible for maintaining base-level personnel information for nine installations in Korea, Hawaii, Alaska, Japan and Australia. Ken is a veteran of the Vietnam War and earned several medals during his career including the Meritorious Service Award with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Force Commendation Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. After retiring from the Air Force he was employed with the Civil Service at Randolph AFB and Hickam AFB for 14 years performing the same job duties. He then moved to San Antonio, Texas to spend time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren Ken was a devoted fan of the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Lakers. He always looked forward to football season and is known for starting the Hawaii Alumni Fantasy Football League more than 20 years ago. He was the first Commissioner and used the morning newspaper to tally up the scores before this information was available on the internet. He was also a Football Follies Champion. The 2018 Season will be dedicated to him. Ken loved to bowl and made many lifelong friends through this sport for over 40 years. SERVICES Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 1st at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive. Services will be held Thursday, March 2nd at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North at 9:00 AM. A Procession will depart the Funeral Chapel immediately following for the interment with Military Honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road.

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Kenneth John Hallstrom

March 13, 1942 - February 20, 2017