Kenneth Edward “Eddie” Waldron was born in Wasco, CA on November 14, 1957. He passed peacefully on the early morning of February 4, 2024 in Lenexa, KS.

Eddie grew up in the Central Valley of California and spent most of his life in Bakersfield, CA before moving to KS in 2020. He worked for Kern Oil Refinery for most of his career before his health caused him to retire early.

He loved his family and enjoyed picking up the food tab for whoever was with him. He worked hard for his life and enjoyed spoiling those he cared about the most. He took pride in his black Dodge Challenger, likely driving it way too fast on most occasions. He also enjoyed to fish and take cruises. He deeply loved his mother, Mildred.

Eddie loved his sports teams: the Anaheim Angels, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Las Vegas Raiders! He would talk Raiders football with anyone that would listen and he wore his team gear with pride.

The most valuable gift he gave others was his time. Especially over the last few years, he cherished his phone and in person conversations with friends and family. And if you could bring him something sweet to eat, you were his best friend.

Being that most of Kenneth’s life was in California, there will be funeral service sometime this spring or early summer where he will be laid to rest by his parents and sister.

Eddie is preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Marvin Waldron (1994), Mildred Harlene Phillips Waldron (2020), his sister, Anita Denise Waldron (2020), and his daughter, Tiffany Lynn Zamora (2023).

He is survived by his ex-wife Kelly Koolmes (Jean); his son, Lee Waldron (Sara); his grandchildren, Allyson Bocanegra-Bergman (Carlos), Gage Bergman, Emily Ronich, Daniel Zamora, Kenneth Zamora, Lydia Waldron, Penelope Waldron, and Hezekiah Waldron; one great-grandchild Xander Bocanegra-Bergman; his sister, Laurie Day (Chuck); his nieces, Brandy Holt (Jaime), and Jessica Fitzgerald (Armand).