Background
French, Samuel Kenneth was born on May 20, 1940 in Bluefield, Virginia, United States. Son of Ivan and Ethel (Rutherford) French.
French, Samuel Kenneth was born on May 20, 1940 in Bluefield, Virginia, United States. Son of Ivan and Ethel (Rutherford) French.
Student, Bluefield College, 1959. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1962.
Clerk A&P Tea Company, Bluefield, Virginia, 1956-1958. Inspector Appalachian Power Company, West Virginia, 1959. Civil engineer construction division United States Army Corps Engineers, Huntington, 1962-1971, civil engineer operations division, 1971-1972, chief navigation section operations division, 1972-1981, assistant chief operations division, 1981-1990, project management representative operations division Project Life Cycle, since 1990.
Advisory member Big Sandy Improvement Association, Huntington, since 1972, Waterways Advisory Committee, Huntington, since 1974. President Buffalo Babe Ruth League, Huntington, 1984-1989. Vice president Buffalo Athletic Boosters, Huntington, 1984-1989.
Assistant West Virginia State Commissioner Bambino division Babe Ruth Youth Baseball League. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, World Dredging Association, National Rifle Association, Masons, Shriners. Lodges: Masons, Shriners.
Married Mary Alice Justice, November 7, 1959. Children: Christina Lynn, Samuel Kenneth Junior.