Known to many as “The Governor” or “The Grand Marshal,” Kenneth Michael Knauer passed away May 27 in his Springfield home on the edge of Phelps Grove Park. He was 80.
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Mike O'Brien is a longtime newspaper reporter, editor and columnist who had a long career at the Springfield News-Leader. He also is a college journalism educator in Springfield and has produced the Lives Remembered series of feature obituaries for the Daily Citizen. Email him at obriencolumn@sbcglobal.net.