In Memoriam

Ken Tennen came to Happy Valley School as an orphaned 15-year-old. Rosalind Rajagopal, then Head of School, and the rest of the staff became his family and Happy Valley became his home. Ken remained involved with the school in one form or another for the remainder of his life. Ken’s support for the Happy Valley Foundation was central to his heart, and he eventually served as President of the Happy Valley Foundation board for many years, demonstrating his love of the land and the spirit of this special school.

Ken graduated top of his class from the La Verne College of Law after attending Georgetown University and the University of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico. He had a private law practice and many diverse hobbies and interests.

Marion Weil was unparalleled in her generosity and love of Happy Valley. She spent thee last ten years of her life in service to the students and alumni. Marion was the number one contributor, both in giving countless hours of her time as the Alumni Liaison and her financial resources which numbered over a million dollars. She worked tirelessly to reconnect alumni and connect students to larger opportunities. She became a champion of Annie Besant’s vision for our community and gave talks to the students through our Distinguished Speaker Series events (public speaking being something she was terrified of and called it her Aún Aprendo moment). Most recently, she was involved on the ad-hoc committee to form the Alumni & Friends Council (AFC) with a goal of raising a 10 million dollar endowment for student scholarship – the initiative to be a part of the “Honoring the Women of Happy Valley Through Philanthropy” Campaign.