Quick Biographies
Art King (Dad)
Born: 1956 to Frank & Lauretta King in Bozeman, Montana. Third of four sons. Grew up on a farm near Bozeman, attended Mt. Ellis Academy (high school) there, graduating in June, 1975. In 1978, while attending Walla Walla College, met the lovely Ronda Rose. They were married on December 12, 1979. Art completed a degree in Civil Engineering in June, 1981, worked for a year, then took his bride east to Durham, North Carolina. There he finished an MBA degree at Duke University in June, 1984 and was hired by Intel Corp. in Hillsboro, Oregon. He worked for Intel until May, 1990 when he took his life savings and co-founded FaxBack, Inc.
Ronda King (Mom)
Ronda Rose was born in 1957 to Betty & Grover Rose in Seattle, Washington. She was the second of four children. She grew up in Walla Walla, Washington, Spokane, Washington, and a 3 year missionary term in Bolivia. During junior high years she was again in Latin America with her parents, this time in Ecuador. She attended Upper Columbia Academy (high school) and graduated there in June 1975. She completed a degree in Home Economics with a Minor in Office Administration from Walla Walla College in 1980. She met and married Art King while attending Walla Walla College. Her first child, Elissa, was born in 1983 and she has been employed full time since then caring for her family and educating her children.
Children
Elissa Lavonne King
Elissa King was born in 1983 in Durham, North Carolina. First child of Art & Ronda King. She spent her first year in North Carolina, then moved to Oregon with her parents. She graduated from High School with Honors at Milo Adventist Academy, June 2002. She married David Green on March 21, 2004 and currently attends Walla Walla College, set to graduate with a degree in Accounting in the Spring of 2007. She and her husband currently live in Loma Linda, California. She gave birth to her first child, a son named Mossen in September 2008.
Elonni Rose King
Elonni King was born May 30th, 1985 at Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Second child of Art & Ronda King. She was 13 weeks premature and weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces at birth. After three months in the hospital, she came home and did well for several months. In March of 1986 she contracted pneumonia, and despite the best of medical intervention, she died in her father's arms on April 22, 1986.
Brenden Joseph Mailen King
Brenden King was born in 1987 in Pusan, South Korea. He was found on the steps of a police station when he was a few days old and placed in the care of Holt International Children's Services. When he was a year old, he was adopted by Art & Ronda King in Portland Oregon, bringing much added happiness to the family. In June, 2002 Brenden graduated from 8th grade at TVJA, as President of his class. He graduated from Mount Ellis Academy in Bozeman, Montana in 2006, having played on the Varsity Basketball team his Senior year. He is currently attending Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
Bethani Lorene King
Bethani King was born in 1987 at St. Vincent Hospital in Beaverton, Oregon. Third child of Art & Ronda King. Bethani has excellent language skills and passed OMTA Level 10 (piano) at age 17. She graduated from Upper Columbia Academy near Spokane in 2006, Washington and now attends Walla Walla University.
A poem for my mother, written at age 9 by Bethani King, April 5th 1997
Sierra Rose King
Sierra King was born in 1990 at St. Vincent Hospital in Beaverton, Oregon. Fourth child to Art & Ronda King. Sierra excels at and loves basketball and is currently in 12th grade at Portland Adventist Academy.
Ian Larry King
Ian King was born in the Ukraine in 1992. He lived in a orphanage in the city of Gorlovka from age 10 until we adopted him in September, 2008. Ian has a great sense of humor. He is adapting to a great many changes in his life and learning English rapidly. He loves soccer and dirt bikes.
Hannah Leah King
Hannah King was born in 1992 at St. Vincent Hospital in Beaverton, Oregon. Hannah loves to mother her little brothers. She is tall for her age and has a finely tuned sense of humor. She loves to sew and cook, and is good at both. She is currently in 10th grade at Portland Adventist Academy.
Taylor Raymond King
Taylor King was born in 1994 at St. Vincent Hospital in Beaverton, Oregon. His birth weight was an impressive 10 pounds 2 ounces. He attends Tualatin Valley Junior Academy as an 8th grader and can't wait to get his drivers permit.
Caleb Steven King
Caleb was born in 1996 at St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon. Caleb has the long-lean build of Hannah, and he loves play basketball and the violin and doing very well at it.
Birth Announcement Caleb at one hour old (photo)
Theron Jonothan King
Theron was born in 1997 at Portland Adventist Hospital. His birth weight was 8 pounds 14 ounces. He came home to us (adopted) on December 31, 1997. He walked earlier than any of our other children, at 9 months. Theron is fearless and is called "bug boy" for his great love of insects. Theron has an exceptional aptitude for drawing and art.
Willa Lauretta King
Willa was born in 1999 at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. She has taken on the job of bossing her three older brothers with great determination and skill.
Rylee Suzann King
Rylee was born in 2004 at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. Her growth charts show a very healthy breast-fed baby. She is a perfect delight to her Mother, her Father, and all her brothers and sisters. She loves to sing.