Kenneth Dameron

Kenneth Campbell Dameron died at home on January 22, 2022 at age 97 after a brief illness. He was born in Hamilton, Washington, on February 20, 1924. Kenny graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, Washington, in 1942; then enlisted in the US Navy serving in the South Pacific during WWII. After the war, he worked for Seattle Transit driving a trolley bus. He married Muriel Grace Huggett on August 27, 1949 in Seattle. When they moved to Denver in 1958, Kenny and his partners started National Barricade Company, bringing the first battery-powered barricade lighting to Colorado. Prior to their arrival, construction companies and contractors used kerosene ‘flarepots’ to warn motorists of roadwork at night. In 2002, the partners sold the business after 44 years together. Muriel preceded him in death on December 31, 2013 after 64 years of marriage.

Kenny was a master landscape gardener, winning awards for his beautiful backyard and lush lawn. He also enjoyed snowmobiling and challenging woodworking projects such as building a seven-sided poker table and a playhouse for his granddaughters.  He was a loyal Broncos fan since their inception in 1960 and held season tickets for decades. Through Kenny’s coordination efforts for the benefit of National Barricade’s contractors, the company was the Broncos’ largest season ticket holder at the time of the large expansion of Mile High Stadium in 1975.

He is survived by three children: Keith (Tammy), Kirk (Ruth) and Kathy; eight grandchildren: Diana (Theo) Cowan of Salem, Massachusetts; Kirsten (Jared) Wallen of Dacono, Colorado; Joy Ravenel of Denver; Nathan Dameron of Marlinton, West Virginia; Micah (Dawn) Dameron of Nunica, Michigan; Angelica (Mark) Wedell of Frederick, Colorado; Nathan (Laura) Riley of Boulder, Colorado; and Kaia Dameron of Golden, Colorado; and seven great-grandchildren: Theodore and Apollo Cowan; Roy, Silas, and Guthrie Wallen; and Ferryn and Atlas Dameron.

Interment will be at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. On March 11 at 9:00 a.m., there will be a brief military committal ceremony at Fort Logan followed by a memorial gathering at 10:30 a.m. at his Lakewood home.

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