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- Obituary:
Houston architect and Rice dean Paul Kennon dies
Houston architect Paul Kennon, who was named dean of the Rice University School of Architecture seven months ago, died Monday.
Kennon, who was 55, had been president and design principal of the firm of CRSS, among the nation's largest architectural and engineering firms.
Officials speculated he had suffered a heart attack although a cause of death had not been determined late Monday.
Kennon was the recipient of more than 100 awards for his designs and was named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
He designed the 3M divisional headquarters in Austin, the University of Iowa Arena in Iowa City and a housing facility in Tokyo for Western business people. One of his recent design accomplishments was the Chrysler Technology Center for Chrysler Corp.
Educated at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Kennon worked for seven years with Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen.
Kennon, who was an associate professor of architecture at Rice. University from 1964-67, also was the Davenport Professor at the Yale University School of Architecture in 1984.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Kennon, and two sons, Keith Kennon of New York City and Kevin Kennon of Los Angeles.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
(Published in The Houston Chronicle on January 9, 1990)
- Obituary:
KENNON
PAUL KENNON, 55, of Houston, died Monday, January 8, 1990. Mr. Kennon was named Dean of the Rice University School of Architecture seven months ago. He had been president and design principal of the firm of CRSS, among the nation's largest architectural and engineering firms. Mr. Kennon was the recipient of more than 100 design awards and was named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, Among his many award winning projects were the 3M divisional headquarters in Austin, The University of Iowa Arena in Iowa City and a housing facility in Tokyo for Western business people. As well as numerous projects in Columbus, Indinia. One of his recent design accomplishments was the Chrysler Technology Center for Chrysler Corp. He graduated from Texas A & M University and attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, receiving a Masters Degree, and worked for seven years with Finnish-American Architect Eero Saarinen. Mr. Kennon was an associate professor of architecture at Rice University from 1964-67 and was the Davenport Professor at the Yale University School of Architecture in 1984. He is survived by his wife, Helen Ross Kennon, of Houston; sons, Kevin Kennon, of New York City and Keith Kennon, of Los Angeles; brothers, Herbert Wood and Don Kennon, both of Lafayette, Louisiana; Patrick O'Hearn, of Vancouver, Washington; sister, Jerry Meier, of Fort Worth, Texas. Private funeral services will be held for the family only. The family will receive friends at Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home, 3320 Kirby Drive, on Wednesday, Janauary 10,1990 from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rice University School of Architecture. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 12, 1990 at the Rice University School of Architecture.
(Published in The Houston Chronicle on January 10, 1990)
- Obituary:
Paul Kennon
HOUSTON, TEXAS - Paul Kennon, 55, of Houston, died Monday, January 8, 1990. Mr. Kennon was named dean of the Rice University School of Architecture seven months ago. He had been president and design principal of the firm of CRSS, among the nation's largest architectural and engineering firms. Mr. Kennon was the recipient of more than 100 design awards and was named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. Among his many award winning projects were the 3M divisional headquarters in Austin, the University of Iowa Arena in lowa City and a housing facility in Tokoyo for Western business people, as well as numerous projects in Columbus, Indiana. One of his recent design accomplishments was the Chrysler Technology Center for Chrysler Corp. He graduated from Texas A&M University and attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art, with a Masters Degree, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and worked for seven years with Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen. Mr. Kennon was an associate professor of architecture at Rice University from 1964-67 and was the Davenport Professor at the Yale University School of Architecture in 1984.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Ross Kennon of Houston; sons, Kevin Kennon of New York City and Keith Kennon of Los Angeles; brothers, Herbert Wood and Don Kennon both of Lafayette, Louisiana, Patrick O'Hearn of Vancouver, Washington; sister, Jerry Meier of Fort Worth, Texas.
Private funeral services will be held for the family only. The family will receive friends at Settegast Kopf Funeral Home, 3320 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas on Wednesday, January 10, 1990 from 7 p.m until 9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Rice University School of Architecture.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 12, 1990 at the Rice University School of Architecture.
(Published in The Shreveport Times on January 10, 1990)
- Death Notice:
Paul A. Kennon, 55, Honored Architect An a Dean at Rice
Paul A. Kennon, 55, an award-winning architect and dean of the School of Architecture at Rice University, died of a heart attack Monday in a Houston hospital. Known for his designs for corporate and institutional buildings, Mr. Kennon received more than 100 awards. He was senior design principal of the Houston firm CRSS, one of the nation's largest architectural and engineering firms. Mr. Kennon became an associate professor at Rice in 1964 and during that time was Ford Foundation resident adviser in Santiago, Chile. He was associate director of the school in 1966 and 1967 and was named dean of Rice's architectural school last fall.
(Published in The Nassau Newsday on January 12, 1990)
- Obituary:
Houston architect Paul A. Kennon, 55
HOUSTON - Paul A. Kennon, an award-winning architect who was dean of the School of Architecture at Rice University, has died. He was 55.
Mr. Kennon, who died Jan. 8 in the Texas Medical Center, served as associate director of the school in 1966-67 and was appointed dean last September.
At the same time, he was senior design principal for CRSS Inc. of Houston, one of the nation's largest architectural and engineering firms. He had been affiliated with the firm since 1967.
Mr. Kennon, who designed corporate and institutional buildings, received more than 100 awards for his work, including honors from the American Institute of Architects and the magazine Progressive Architecture.
In 1976 he was named to the College of Fellows of the institute. Among his most recent works are the Chrysler Technology Center in Austin Hill, Mich., and the 3M/Austin Center, the 3M company's regional headquarters in Austin, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; and two sons, Keith and Kevin.
(Published in The Chicago Tribune on January 15, 1990)
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