Well Done

When they were kids, Steve Pendery always knew his cousin, Ken Pendery Jr., would be in charge of something or someone someday.

Indeed, when most of the teenagers in suburban Cincinnati looked for fun summer jobs in the late 1960s, Ken Pendery sought work with a greater purpose. “He always wanted to have a job that taught him something or gave him some responsibility,” says Steve Pendery. “He looked for something with some meat to it.”

Ken Pendery was also interested in learning how things work, especially in restaurants. He wanted see the entire symphony come together.