Kenneth Warren Sims went to walk with Jesus on June 17th, 2024 in his hometown of Redwood City, surrounded by his family, after suffering a stroke. He was 68. He was born on July 23, 1955 in San Francisco.
Growing up, he loved spending weekends with his family at Lake Berryessa, fishing & jumping off the bridge. As a young man, he found Jesus & hitchhiked around the United States, eventually settling in San Angelo, Texas. After climbing the ranks to lieutenant of the fire department & the birth of his son, Dustin, he returned to California, where he met & married the love of his life, Tricia. From then on, they rarely spent a day apart, in a home they built with his step-father, Don. With that union, he gained a new daughter, Emily. Katie was born soon after. He was an exceptionally dedicated & gentle husband, son, dad & granddaddy. In addition to his own family, he loved his community as well. His children described his frequent habit of helping and chatting with strangers with the acronym JBF: Just being friendly.
Like his father & grandfather before him, he worked for PG&E and then the city of Santa Clara, until his retirement in 2015. He was a member of Peninsula Covenant Church and volunteered with Street Life Ministries. He took two tours around the world, exploring dozens of international cities & historical sites with Tricia. He loved their annual fishing trips with Tricia’s brother, Mark Workman & sister-in-law, Leslie, spending quality time with his children & grandchildren, and a good scotch. He was also known as UKen2It in the popular mobile game, Pokemon GO.
He is survived by his wife Tricia Sims, his mother Jan Baffico, his step-father Don Baffico, his sister Ginger Pruitt, his brothers Dan & Tom Sims, his daughters Emily (& Steve) Hernandez & Katie (& Ethan) Eisenbarth, his son Dustin (& Charee) Sims, and his grandsons Brian & Jack Hernandez, Richard Clair, and Finn Eisenbarth. He was preceded in death by his father Richard Sims and his four corgis Corky, Hunter, Winston & Gracie. His funeral will be held at River View Cemetery Funeral Home in Portland, Oregon, where he will rest with Tricia’s family. A memorial will follow at a later date in Redwood City, California.
Donations can be made in his memory to Street Life Ministries at
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