Obituary of Kenneth George Graham

Kenneth George Graham, age 70, of Lynbrook, NY on Friday, May 19, 2023.

Kenneth was born on October 15, 1952 in Oceanside, NY. He attended CW Post and Hofstra University where he earned a Bachelors and Masters degree in education. He had over 30 years' experience in educational technology and many leadership positions as assistant superintendent, technology director, teacher center director, K12 teacher, staff developer, author of professional and trade publications, and graduate level education. He has designed innovative new school facilities, library media centers, and education technology solutions with thought leaders from many disciplines, including Nobel laureates. He served the Hauppauge, Eastport/South Manor, Jericho, and Seaford Public Schools, where the Ken Graham Technology Center was dedicated in his honor. He created a rubric for evaluating library media centers for the Nassau School Library System that was adopted nationally. He is responsible for developing a number of educational tools, including Technology Design for the L!BRARY Project with the Robin Hood Foundation and NYC Public Schools, and is the author of numerous scholarly works in the field. Ken created the Richard P. Feynman Science and Technology Learning Center at Seaford Middle School. He lived his life constantly questioning conventional wisdom and prizing inquiry. Ken was a deeply beloved colleague, friend, uncle (and great uncle), brother, son, husband, and father. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Michelle, daughter Christine Sanders, sisters Karen and Lois and their spouses Frank and Jack, and brother Doug and wife Barbara.

A prayer service will be held at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 23rd at Towers Funeral Home Inc., 2681 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, NY.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, May 23rd from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Towers Funeral Home Inc., 2681 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, NY. A private cremation will take place on Wednesday, May 24th.»(Do not delete this line. It does not print. Text that is to appear on web must be entered before this line)