Ken MYKLEBUST obituary (2021) – Pullman, WA
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He was born to Theodore “Bernie” Myklebust and Juanita “Sue” Morley Myklebust in Colfax, Washington on November 12, 1937.
Ken lived much of his young life in Pullman. He spent his final year of high school in Ephrata, WA, where he first met Suzanne, who later became his wife.
Ken attended Washington State College where he played baseball and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and was made a lieutenant in the United States Army after completing ROTC training. He then obtained his law degree in 1962 from the University of Washington. After graduation, Ken served his country as a military intelligence officer and was discharged as a captain. He joined the Irwin & Friel law firm in Pullman, Washington in the fall of 1964 and became a partner of Irwin, Friel & Myklebust in 1965.
Ken was a member of the Washington State Bar Association as chairman of the Agriculture subsection of the Corporations, Business and Banking section and a member of the executive committee of the Corporations, Business and Banking section and of the Real Property and Probate. He was admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in 1969, and in the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court in 1975.
In 1981 Ken was elected a member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He was also chairman of the Whitman County Bar and participated in numerous continuing legal education programs. Ken has been named by his peers as a “Super Lawyer” in Washington Law & Politics magazine and, for over fifteen years, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of trust and estate practice.
In addition to his legal practice, Ken taught business law and advanced tax courses at the WSU from 1965 to 1992 and had been active in many civic and religious committees in the region, most notably as chairman of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and for two terms. President of Centraide. He was also one of the founders of the WSU Foundation, as director and secretary for several years.
In 2009, Ken retired from practicing law. He has served his clients competently and ethically, not only as an advisor and legal advisor, but as a friend.
Although his practice of law has been a big part of his life, his family has always been foremost. He rarely missed a game, recital, concert, ski trip or family reunion. He enjoyed spending time with Suzanne, her children and grandchildren. Ken was a huge fan of all things cougs and loved spending time in their lakefront home and traveling to Palm Springs, California. He was able to fulfill his lifelong dream of visiting the Myklebust family farm in Uskedalen, Norway.
Ken was predeceased by his daughter, Karin. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Suzanne; children, Rich Myklebust (Julie), Jim Myklebust, Krystal Peterson (Todd); and six grandchildren, Kaeley, Cole, Cade Carson, Lily and Scott; and his sister, Madge Williams.
A memorial service will be held on November 5, 2021 at the Palouse Ridge Pavillion at 11:00 am.
If you would like to make a contribution to Ken’s memory, please consider the WSU Foundation, the Whitman County Historical Society or Trinity Lutheran Church.
Posted by Spokesman-Review on October 6, 2021.
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