Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Kenneth Raymond Fleenor passed away on December 10, 2010 after a lengthy illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He graduated from Western Kentucky State University in January 1952 and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. His 28 year career in the Air Force took him all over the world and brought him much joy in flying his airplanes and serving his beloved country. In December 1967, 13 missions short of fulfilling his quota of missions in Vietnam, his F-4 Phantom fighter jet was shot down near Hanoi. He was captured and spent 5 years and 3 months in North Vietnamese prisons. Enduring unimaginable starvation, isolation, and torture, his faith in God helped him survive these conditions. He was released from captivity in March, 1973 at the end of the war and continued his Air Force career. Moving the family to Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, he served as Instructor pilot, Wing Deputy Commander of Operations, Base Commander, Wing Commander, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Air Training Command before retiring. In his retirement he worked for the Governor of Texas Regional Coordinator of the Texans War on Drugs covering 59 counties in South Texas. He later became the General Manager of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and the Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum. Ken served on the Board of Directors of USAA, USAA Federal Savings Bank, USAA Real Estate Company, and the Retama Entertainment Group. He served on the Selma City Council (1984-1987), and as Mayor of Selma (1987-1994). He was recently honored by the West San Antonio Chamber of Commerce for his role in the issuance of tax exempt bonds that were used to build Retama Park which produced 1,500 jobs during live racing. Ken's foresight and vision led to the economic growth in the area and the business boom that included thousands of new homes and the development of the Forum shopping center.