Kenneth W. Reeves (May 22, 1961 – March 25, 2012)[1][2] was a meteorologist with the American media company AccuWeather.
Ken Reeves | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Kenneth W. Reeves May 22, 1961 |
| Died | March 25, 2012 (aged 50) |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University (B.S. Meteorology, 1983) |
| Occupation | TV weather meteorologist |
| Years active | 1983–2012 |
| Spouse |
Raychel Harvey-Jones
(m. 2011) |
Life and career
editReeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Frank H. Reeves and Arlette Espenshade Reeves; he had a brother and a sister.[1][3] While at Abington High School, he studied meteorology at the Franklin Institute;[4] in 1983 he earned a B.S. in the subject from Pennsylvania State University.[2][5]
He went to work for AccuWeather immediately after graduating, and rose to become head of the information-technology department, then manager of forecasting operations; at his death he was a vice president, general manager of the company's television network, and senior meteorologist.[3][6] He also played roles in creating the company's AccuData database and in partnering with other forecasting agencies to increase accuracy.[3][4][5]
Private life and death
editReeves met his wife Raychel Harvey-Jones in 2008, and they married on October 1, 2011.[1]
On March 25, 2012, Reeves was taking down Christmas lights at his house in Lemont, Pennsylvania, and fell from the roof, suffering head trauma. He was pronounced dead at Mount Nittany Medical Center.[2][3][6]
Memorial
editA scholarship for undergraduate students in meteorology, established in 2004 by the National Weather Association, was renamed the Ken Reeves Memorial AccuWeather Undergraduate Scholarship in Meteorology in his honor.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kenneth W. Reeves Obituary". Centre Daily Times. March 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-10 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c d Sosnowski, Alex (March 28, 2012). "AccuWeather's Ken Reeves Passes Away". AccuWeather. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "Reeves Remembered as Visionary, Forward-Thinking Leader in Meteorology". StateCollege.com. March 26, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ a b Morrison, John F. (April 3, 2012). "Kenneth Reeves, Meteorologist". Philadelphia Daily News (obituary). Retrieved 2020-09-17 – via The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ a b "Ken Reeves". AccuWeather.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28.
- ^ a b Stamm, Dan (March 27, 2012) [March 26, 2012]. "Meteorologist Ken Reeves Dies in Freak Accident". NBC News Philadelphia.
- ^ "Scholarships & Grants: The Ken Reeves Memorial AccuWeather Undergraduate Scholarship in Meteorology". National Weather Association. Retrieved 2020-09-17.