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per Dan Spponer - Keith's obituary and photo - he waws an Air Intelligence Officer in the Navy
May 17,1953 to January 11, 2015
Keith David, age 61, on January 11, 2015, of Medina, OH, formerly of Whitehall, PA.
Son of the late Alfred O., Jr. and Mary (Kelly) Lee; beloved brother of Alfred O. "Terry" III (Kathleen), John R., Craig S. (Elise), and Brian "Scott" Lee. Keith is survived by his many loving nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews.
There will be no public visitation. Everyone will be invited to attend his committal service with full military honors on Tuesday, January 20th at 12:30 p.m. at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017. Arrangements entrusted to John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15227.
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Daniel Spooner
Obituary For Keith D. Lee
May 17, 1953 - January 11, 2015
Lee, Keith David, age 61, on January 11, 2015, of Medina, OH, formerly of Whitehall, PA.
Son of the late Alfred O., Jr. and Mary (Kelly) Lee; beloved brother of Alfred O. "Terry" III (Kathleen), John R., Craig S. (Elise), and Brian "Scott" Lee. Keith is survived by his many loving nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews.
There will be no public visitation. Everyone will be invited to attend his committal service with full military honors on Tuesday, January 20th at 12:30 p.m. at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017. Arrangements entrusted to John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15227.
Daniel Spooner
Keith lived two doors away from me on Oakridge, went to Pitt (my Penn State's arch enemy) after graduating BHS, approximately 1971-75. Later he joined the US Navy Reserve as an Air Intelligence Officer, stationed (I believe) on USS Ranger, a Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier. Last I saw/spoke with him was either 1981, on my way to Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, or 1985 when I came home for my parents' move to Seattle (Bainbridge Island). Mom had incurable brain cancer (glioblastoma) and in summer of '85 had a Farewell gathering of her friends. She passed just before Christmas 1985 while living with my oldest brother, Dave (BHS '64). Keith had detached from the USNR and was working as a Security Officer in the Gulf Building (I believe) where several Defense Companies had offices/headquarters. Recall that President Reagan had started the Star Wars program, several were in the Gulf Building, and I believe Keith was working for one of the Security Contractors.
Keith was a member of the "Spooner's Driveway all hours basketball court" group that included such luminaries as: Steve Demme (BHS 71), Mike Pitts (BHS 71), Steve Shearer (BHS 71), Fritz Lindour (BHS 71), Mike Farrell (St. Elizabeth's '71), and others I can't recall.
I found Keith's obit by accident and saw that he was being taken care of by Slater's Funeral Home. I contacted John Slater (our class) and he placed me in contact with Keith's eldest brother (Alfred Jr. or Terry as I knew him).In 2013, Keith had a stroke and moved to Ohio to live/rehab with Terry. I exchanged emails with Terry and although Keith was comfortable, he never recovered and his health began declining until he passed.
We had a falling out dealing with his USNR career that I never got the opportunity to correct. Regardless, I miss him.
Daniel Spooner