ABOUT THE
ORGANIZER OF WELLNESS JOURNEY ’05 – KEN W. GOEWEY
Wellness Journey ’05
– A Forum is the innovative idea of Ken
W. Goewey, perhaps best known in the Capital Region as the
founder of Ken Goewey Dodge with the oft heard commercials Ken
Goewey – What A Guy.
As an advocate of
integrative health therapies,
Wellness Journey ’05 is the first regional wellness
Forum Mr. Goewey has organized. The Forum
will take place on Oct. 15 at Siena College in
Loudonville.
Mr. Goewey’s interest in alternative medicine started when his
brother, Stephen (a medical Doctor), was diagnosed with
lymphoma in 1989. Stephen died three years later.
In addition, Mr. Goewey’s wife, Jerrie-Ann, suffers from
emphysema, small air ways disease, and diabetes. This adds to
his understanding of the effect of chronic illness on families.
The
Forum Mr. Goewey has organized has a three-fold purpose:
To educate chronically ill to their options
(those taking more than asprin) .
To educate and support the caregivers of the
chronically ill.
To educate medical practitioners and the
general public to integrate workable options beyond
traditional medicine.
Mr. Goewey’s goal is to establish
Wellness Journey ’05 as an annual educational model
on wellness that will serve both individuals and groups in a
fun setting.
Born in Albany, Mr. Goewey attended Siena College and received
his associate’s degree from SUNY Farmingdale. He served
in the U.S. Army. In 1960, he and his parents established
Ken Goewey Dodge.
He and his wife
have served as regional directors and on the National Board
of Marriage Encounter. They also were Family Life
Directors for the 14-county Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
where they recruited, trained and maintained 500 volunteers.
Mr. Goewey was on the National Catholic Family Life
Ministers conference committee for five years.
Mr. Goewey, 68, owns
Alternative Cars and Trucks Inc. in Wynantskill that he
began after selling Ken Goewey Dodge to his son, Bryan, in
1991. Mr. Goewey is an event coordinator, booking
events at automobile racetracks in New York, Pennsylvania
and New England. Mr. Goewey is developing an online
business selling health books.
A resident of
Wynantskill, N.Y., Mr. And Mrs. Goewey are the parents of
four children: K.C., Bryan, Tim and Kate.
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