Harry Dean McKeever's Obituary
Harry McKeever passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Dallas after a brief illness. Harry was born Sept, 4 1928 in the Banner community of Holton, Kansas to Clark and Alice McKeever. He graduated from Holton High School in 1946 and immediately entered the army, where he served 2 years duty in Japan. After discharge, he returned to Kansas and enrolled at Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas graduating in 1952. It was then, he started his 40 year career in the insurance industry as a payroll auditor of Workers Comp with Bituminous Casualty Co. He was transferred to Rock Island III. and there he met and married Sally Maske in Dec 1958. This year would have been their 58th anniversary. They often joked that they were the original “When Harry Met Sally.” When Harry retired he found new avocations–friends laughed that it took him 10 minutes to adjust to retirement. He rediscovered table tennis after playing in the army. He took lessons, played tournaments – won trophies. With his partner, Richard Grant, they were in senior citizen tournaments from Disney World to San Francisco. Harry and Sally loved to travel, so they always tacked a vacation trip on the tournaments to explore the area. With art that traveling, you really need a van- so Harry bargained his way to 5 different vans–Hondas, of course. Needless to say trading cars was another hobby of his. He became interested in volunteer work and was active in the Richardson Police Citizens academy and Volunteering at a Police station for a number of years. He helped to organize a Crime watch for Kindred Lane. He is survived by his wife, Sally; daughter, Barbara, Dallas, his son, Brad and wife Laurie of Flower Mound; grandsons, Matthew and Mitchell McKeever; brother, Wendel McKeever-of Shawnee Mission, Kansas; brother-in-law, Joe Maske and Becky of Pelican Rapids MN; niece Amy and Bob Mueller and son Lucas of Wichita, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Duane, Gene and Kathryn Maske of Iowa and sister-in-law Marilyn Maske. In memory of Harry you may choose: American Diabetes Assoc, American cancer society, or the Scholarship fund for the RPD Citizens @ http://www.rcpaaa.org/scholarship-program/ Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm, Tues. Nov. 8 at Restland Funeral Home. Service will be held at 12:30 pm, Wednesday, at Restland Wildwood Chapel.
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