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-- Matt Schudel
Kenneth Wayne KernTitle Company Owner
Kenneth Wayne Kern, 47, who founded several real estate title companies in Northern Virginia, died Feb. 2 of a heart attack at his home in Leesburg.
Mr. Kern began his career in the 1980s as a recording clerk and opened his first business, Titlestar, in his mid-20s. He later founded Fairfax Title and Abstract Inc. and Realtors Settlement Inc.
From 2000 until early last year, he was a partner in another title company, Mica Inc., in Fairfax County.
Mr. Kern was born in Alexandria and was raised in Annandale by his aunt and uncle, Roger and Evelyn Starkey. He was a standout running back at Annandale High School and attended Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va. He played semiprofessional football in Washington and Northern Virginia for years.
He lived in Fairfax County before moving several months ago to Leesburg.
His marriage to Joan Kern ended in divorce.
Survivors include three children, Logan Kern, Cody Kern and Tanner Kern, all of Leesburg; and the aunt who raised him, Evelyn Starkey of Woodbridge.
-- Matt Schudel





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