Ken Burger Obituary

Ken (or Kenny as I knew him) were very good friends in grammar school when his mother, Ana, was our Den mother. We lived in Allendale about 2 years. He even visited me when I moved back home to Georgetown. After Ken's funeral, I went to Beaufort that weekend for Pat Conroy's birthday celebrations and I mentioned to Pat I had attended Ken's funeral at The Citadel. He expressed how sorry he was to not have been able to attend due to his birthday celebrations there in Beaufort, but thought Ken was a great writer. Bill Thomas

I got to know Ken real well after I did the Sandy Hook Tribute back in 2/14/2013 and I must say I was shocked to receive a call from him expressing his feelings on my decorating as he told me I would receive my rewards for that one day Ken was always such a kind gentleman and so easy to talk to may he rest in peace as he has suffered enough and we all know he is in a much better place now.

Bonnie,
You were blessed with Ken. He was an amazing man who always spoke of you with such love. I shall miss his Southern-isms! He had a school boy's heart and a novelist's eye. I bet he's telling Tolstoy how he could have made 'War & Peace' a shorter book!

Always a friend, never a stranger.

I only knew Ken through his columns in the Charleston Post & Courier and a couple emails we exchanged after he retired. I became aware of those columns when my son was a firefighter in Charleston and I wanted to keep abreast of Charleston news. Even though I was born, raised and have lived most of my life in Ohio I could personally identify with nearly every column Ken wrote. Perhaps that was because we are the same age, grew up in small towns, and had some similar experiences. I liked his writing so much that my wife gave me "Baptized in Sweet Tea" as a Christmas present. My thoughts and prayers are with Ken's family. May our Lord who welcomed Ken home give you peace and comfort.

Bonnie, my heart will be with you and your extended family today. Ken will be with you always and is now at rest. Love you -

We were only friends on Facebook and I never had the pleasure of actually meeting Ken, for which I'm very sorry. I enjoyed his posts and missed them when his illness worsened. I was away when he passed and only found out this evening. Very bad news indeed! He had so much to offer, he will be sorely missed.

Bonnie and family, I am saddened to learn of Ken's death. He was a mighty person behind a typewriter. I read his columns and enjoyed them. I will always treasure the fact that he was across the street and came by my shop to introduce himself. He seemed as carefree and light as a summer breeze and that was only this summer. He touched so many people with his goodness and good will toward others.

I send my condolences to. Bonnie and to Ken's family. It was my pleasure to have met Ken when he was my future husband's roommate. We were all students at the University of Georgia and all graduated in 1973. We all had such good times together and I will remember him as the "cool" guy with the gift of gab and genuine love of everyone he knew. We will miss him, but God has blessed us with the treasure of his writings which will teach and entertain future generations. Go with God, Ken.

So sorry to Bonnie, Kenny's family and friends across South Carolina, for Kenny's loss...His many stories, love, and talents will be missed.......................

Sending strength and love to Bonnie and family. So many people will miss Ken, but we know you will miss him the most.

I, as many of you I am sure, never had the pleasure to meet Mr. Burger but we all knew and loved him through his writings and stories that we had to wait patiently to read in the P&C. The two recent sad days were when he retired from the Post and Courier and I knew there wouldn't be any more stories forthcoming and now when he has passed. My sincere condolences go to Mr. Burger's family and to all those many invisable friends Mr. Burger acquired and may not have known he had through his writings. God Bless.

Frank, so sorry for your loss. God bless you and yours.

Sunday April 27,2008 Ken wrote "So many reasons to love golf", being a golfer I carry that article in my golf bag. It was beautifully written. To his family I am sorry for your loss. Sincerely, Kim Ray Welch

I was so sorry to learn of Kenny's passing. We were best friends in early childhood and Mrs. Burger was our Den Mother. I recently renewed our friendship when he spoke to the Winyah Indigo Society and my father and I spent some time with him. My whole family joins in sympathy to Bonnie and Frankie. His loss leaves a great gap in talent in this state.
Bill Thomas
Mount Pleasant

I always looked forward to reading his column in Post & Courier. He surely had a talent with words. May his family treasure his life and thank God for blessing us with him.

A fine journalist whose articles about his dealing with prostate cancer opened a lot of eyes to the this male cancer. He then spent hours visiting men in the hospital who were in treatment. Had the pleasure of reading him, meeting him, conversing with him, and listening to him speak. Condolences to his family members.

The moments we shared will always be like lights on a Christmas tree..bright, twinkling, and heartwarming. Your "tree" will remain vividly lit until we laugh together again. Thank you, Bonnie, for being his True Love and such a wonderful caretaker and friend. He won the lottery the day you entered his life.

Mr. Burger brought us joy, enlightenment and entertainment through the years. Sincerely we send our condolences. Thank you to his family for sharing him with us. God bless you.