Ken's original family name was Aufgang, which was changed to Ofgang when they arrived in the USA.  His family was from Poland only about 20 km from where my family had lived.   We connected on the internet in the late 1990s.  We figured we were probably related  but, if not, we were happy to assume we were.
I visited with him in LA in 2002 and he was the perfect host.  A few years later he visited with my brothers and me in Melbourne, Australia.  We were able to give him a tour of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and also Rod Laver Arena at the Melbourne Tennis Centre, which he thoroughly enjoyed as he loved all sports, even Australian Rules Football, which he had seen on TV.
He and I had the Law in common as I am also a lawyer.
I have only just discovered that he is no longer in this world and am greatly saddened to learn that he has gone.  
He was a true mensch.

I got to know Ken when he was my roommate at the University of Florida. I got to know him over the course of a whole year and we became good friends. As our mutual friend Laura MacDonald said, Ken was smart and funny, and he had a very engaging personality. We shared a lot of laughs as roommates and I still remember those times very fondly. No one could tell a joke quite like him. I am sorry that he went so soon and I think that the world is a lesser place without Ken.

I am so sad to hear of Ken's death. I was thinking of him and our days at U of F and how wixkedly smart he was and how much I loved his wit. And searched him out. I was reading his twitter feed and thought yes, that is the passionate, caring person who was such agreat friend. And then I saw the posting of his leaving us. Such a long loss to the world.

My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. May you always cherish the memories that you have with your loved one, and remember that God is always there for us like it tells us at 1 Peter 5:6,7. I hope you continue to feel love and support from your family and friends.

My thoughts and prayers to the Ofgang family....Ken was one of my dearest friends and will be greatly missed.......,

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Kenneth David Ofgang

August 3, 1953 – December 16, 2017

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