Kenneth A. Gust

November 9, 1941 - January 12, 2019

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Sunday 1/20, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Memory Lane Memorial Park

6305 W. Lincoln Hwy.

Crown Point, Indiana 46307

219-322-2050 |

Kenneth A. Gust, age 77, of Munster, IN passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Susan (nee Fischer) Gust; children, Jennifer Gust, Amy (Christopher) Gust-Franklin and Brent Gust; and grandchildren, Aidan, Stella and Tate. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Renate Gust.Visitation will be on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at KISH FUNERAL HOME 10000 Calumet Ave. Munster, IN from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Kenneth was graduate of Hammond High School and continued his education with his Bachelor‚Äôs and Master‚Äôs Degree at Valparaiso University where he met his wife. He was throughout much of his life involved in mentoring youth through sports. His love of sports led to coaching his son‚Äôs Little League team, umpiring baseball and refereeing basketball and volleyball. Kenneth was a Math Instructor at Arbor Park Middle School. In his younger years he was an avid golfer and in his later years he loved playing pinochle. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be dearly missed. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Kenneth‚Äôs name to the charity of your choice.

Location Not Available

Sunday 1/20, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Memory Lane Memorial Park

6305 W. Lincoln Hwy.

Crown Point, Indiana 46307

219-322-2050 | Map

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Ken was a straight shooter. I knew Ken through Volleyball officiating and our many conversations about Golf. He was always passionate about getting it right. May Almighty God's perpetual light shine upon Ken forever and and ever Amen!

I had the privilege of knowing and working with Ken Gust for over 30 years. He was a man of great intelligence, keen wit and absolute integrity. As a math teacher, Ken worked very well with students, especially the gifted ones. One lesson which became an annual tradition, was Ken's teaching the concept of a million. For days, Ken had his students fill up sheets of graph paper with dots and then he pasted them all up covering practically every inch of wall space in the classroom.. When done, every student in all his classes understood the concept of a million through the evidence of their own eyes. I used to kid Ken by telling him that that was the only time of year he ever decorated his bulletin board. Besides being an excellent teacher, Ken was a dedicated and able advocate for teacher rights. His work as president of the Arbor Park Education Association and as a negotiator raised the economic benefits and protections for teachers to new highs in School District 145. Ken's was a shrewd and gifted negotiator who, year after year, delivered better contracts for the District.Ken Gust was truly "of the old school." He had a finely honed sense of right and wrong. And if Ken disagreed with you, he was not shy about letting you know it. When Ken took a position you knew it was based on sound judgment and cold logic. Along those lines, it was clear to even the simplest school administrator that Ken had standards which he would not tolerate being violated. Throughout his career, Ken fought passionately for his standards, no matter what the cost.Most remarkable about Ken was his loquaciousness on practically all subjects. Whether it the state of the GOP or handicapping the Stanley Cup favorites, Ken always was willing and able to share an insightful opinion. Ken was a good man. I will miss him.

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