Sadly Ken Mullen passed away September 29, 2010 a few days after this fundraiser began. Please keep your prayers and support coming for Ken’s Family during this difficult time.
Ken was a resident of Vintondale, PA., and was employed by Wright-Knox Trucking Company of Armaugh.
He was the father of three children(Jen, Kim and Tim) and has two grandchildren. He was an eleven year survivor of multiple myeloma (a form of blood cancer), but in the last year the cancer has become very aggressive, attacking his lungs, pancreas,liver and bone structure resulting in frequent hospitalizations and treatments.
Ken was in the middle of his second auto genius (his own cells) stem cell transplant(the first one being 11yrs ago) to stop the rapid advances the disease was making. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the blood that to date there is no cure for. It is a cancer that typically strikes older males. Ken was diagnosed with this at the age of forty one.
In the eleven years that he had been living with this cancer, attempting to control the repeated attacks on his body, Ken would not let it hinder his role as the family provider. He will be deeply missed by his family.