Ken Meaney - Hamilton, Ontario

[Hamm Guitars]

Ken Meaney was the player that I had recording sample tracks of my guitars for me.

He was found dead in his apartment yesterday and no one really knows anything about him and we are looking for anyone that might have known him over the years that may know where we can locate next of kin.

I first met Ken back in the late 80's when he was the guitar player for Speck Jennings, after he left that band he would pop up every now and then but with less frequency over the years.

We know that he called Timmins, Ontario his home town - but he never really spoke about his family much more than to express that he had no reason to go back there.

Ken was somewhat reclusive - He didn't have a computer, a car and sometimes he had no telephone.

If there is anyone out there that has any info on him that might help please contact me via e-mail.

Thanks,

Andy

[ClintonHammond]

Wow... bummer....

[noobcake]

Ummm....what?? Are you saying that he was murdered or something? Or did he just pass away for unknown reasons?

[greco]

This is so sad. Hopefully, someone will have known him and will respond to this thread.

Dave

[Hamm Guitars]

Ummm....what?? Are you saying that he was murdered or something? Or did he just pass away for unknown reasons?

He had been pretty sick for about a month - really bad migrane headaches and the like. He was seeing a doctor about it, but he wasn't hospitalized.

[noobcake]

He had been pretty sick for about a month - really bad migrane headaches and the like. He was seeing a doctor about it, but he wasn't hospitalized.
Oh that's not good, so I'm guessing the reasons of his death are still undetermined? Was it some kind of a disease or something?

[Hamm Guitars]

Oh that's not good, so I'm guessing the reasons of his death are still undetermined? Was it some kind of a disease or something?

I would hesitate to say undetermined, rather than unknown to me. I wasn't all that close to him, but a good friend of mine was.

His illness may very well have been from an unhealthy lifestyle - but I really don't know what the cause of death was, so this is purely speculation on my part.

I knew him on and off over the years, but I've seen him more in the past year than all of the other times combined since the 80's.

[Milkman]

Regardless of the demons he was fighting, he was a fellow guitarist.


May he rest in peace.



Other than that I can't shed any light on the situation.:rockon:

[Wild Bill]

Regardless of the demons he was fighting, he was a fellow guitarist.


May he rest in peace.



Other than that I can't shed any light on the situation.:rockon:

+1!

Timmins is still not a big town but it was even smaller when Ken was a lad. I have a friend from Timmins and I've asked her to check with her parents if they happen to remember him.

:food-smiley-004:

[Hamm Guitars]

Just an update.

Ken's family has been informed of his passing and are now mourning their loss.

I guess that when he had said that he had no reason to go back to Timins it was likely because his family had moved from there as well.

Thanks to all that passed the word along.

Andy