Ken Shakes Passes, Arrangements Set
After a short battle with cancer, longtime industry participant Ken Shakes of Owen Sound, Ont. passed away on November 11, 2010 in his 68th year
.
Shakes worked as the race secretary for Orangeville and Elmira Raceway before going west to work for Jim Keeling at Cloverdale Raceway in British Columbia. Next, Shakes would move from taking entries to making entries. As a trainer, Shakes would win 114 races and bank purses in excess of $540,000 primarily with horses from his Clover Acres breeding operation.
Shakes eventually moved back to Ontario and settled in Owen Sound, where he is survived by his wife Brenda. Rick and Peter, Shakes' two sons, are active participants in harness racing as well.
There will be a celebration of Ken's life on Saturday, November 27 at the home of Peter Shakes from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 27.
RR 5 Owen Sound, Concession 7.
Fire #137986 Georgian Bluffs
For more information, please call 519-372-2393.
Donations can be made to the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the family and friends of Ken Shakes.
My condolences to all. I
My condolences to all. I spent many great times with Ken and his sons at sandown in Sidney. I will miss him.... Have a "blue" on me!!
Warm regards
Trevor Davies
Sorry to hear the news. my
Sorry to hear the news.
my condolences to the family and also to everyone else who knew Ken and also feel the loss.
Our condolences to the
Our condolences to the family. During our years at Fraser Ken was a good friend who was always there with encouragement complete with a good dose of reality tossed in to keep people grounded.
Jake & Lynn Davidson
My condolences to the Shakes
My condolences to the Shakes family. I'll miss him. He was a good friend and a great guy!
will be missed by many who
will be missed by many who knew him....so sorry to the Shakes family for their loss
Sad to hear. I give my
Sad to hear. I give my support to the Shakes family. Always looked forward to seeing him when he ventured up to Sudbury.
Larry Daniel
with sorrow Pete, Paul and
with sorrow
Pete, Paul and Brad
We are all deeply saddened by his death. We send our condolences and support to the Shakes families.
Tim Dean