Arlo H. King

Arlo Harrison King, age 59, battled cancer for over a year and died at Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey on November 24, 2013. He was born on October 28, 1954, in Hendricks, Minnesota, to Dale and Lucille King. Graduated from Deubrook High School in White, South Dakota where he played football and became a fan of the sport for the rest of his life. He enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of 18 and retired after 20 years of service. In his early years with the Air Force, he was a member of the ‘U.S. Air Force Drum and Bugle Core’ where he played taps at veterans’ memorial services. The majority of his military career was spent as a dental laboratory technician. His military assignments included – Peterson AFB, Colorado; Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan; Sheppard AFB, Texas; and Lackland AFB, Texas where he was a dental laboratory instructor and wrote numerous advanced training courses. He finished his military career at Brooks AFB, Texas where he was assigned to the U.S.A.F. Dental Investigative Services. While at Brooks AFB, he evaluated dental products and taught a prosthodontics postgraduate course for six years to dentists attending the Air Force Dental Prosthetic Residency program. After his career in the Air Force, he settled in Lumberton, New Jersey where he continued his career with DENTSPLY International, a medical equipment company, as the Director of Technical Operation and Laboratory Services and continued to work there until he passed. He was a gifted speaker with an exceptional knowledge of the dental laboratory industry and traveled the world for DENTSPLY. While at DENTSPLY, he was instrumental in the development and education of numerous dental materials. Arlo has been a contributor to many dental articles and was certified with the National Board of Certification in both dental ceramics and crown and bridge. In March 2008, Arlo received the National Association of Dental Laboratories’ Ness Earn Education Award for his contributions to the dental laboratory industry in the advancement of education. Arlo will be especially remembered for his quick wit, spirited laughter, and tenaciousness that allowed him to achieve top rankings in many diverse endeavors in the military and corporate world. Survivors include his spouse, Arvella (“Archie”) King, Lumberton, NJ; sons Richard King (spouse Doris King), Cibolo Texas, and David King (spouse Lilia King) Westampton, NJ; grandchildren David King, Jacob King and Sean King, Cibolo TX and Kaili King, Westampton, NJ; brother Neil King, Clearlake, SD; and sister Ellen Grimlie, Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am, Friday at the Sacred Heart R.C. Church, 260 High St., Mt. Holly. Interment will be private. Friends and relatives may visit with the family from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the Perinchief Chapels, 438 High St., Mt. Holly. Memorial contributions are welcome and should be mailed to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, 1250 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Thanks to the staff and volunteers at Kennedy University Hospital Hospice unit in Stratford, NJ for their help and support.

Arlo H. King

October 28, 1954 - November 24, 2013