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David Samuel Keddy

United States Air Force (ret.)

 

 

David S. Keddy, died Friday morning September 28, 2007 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA  he was 68. Born on October 26, 1938 the son of the late Gordon & Margaret (Rundle) Keddy.  David was born in Boston and raised and educated in Malden. David lived in Alabama for many years and was formerly from Malden. 

     After his schooling David enlisted in the United States Air Force and would serve his country for the next twenty years. He served as an Administrative Specialist at the Hickman Air Force Base, Hawaii with the 1957th.  AACS Group (MATS) and later at the Bolling Air Force Base, DC with the 1123 Specialist. Squad –Headquarters Command USAF and was promoted to  Administrative Supervisor and served with the  3843rd Computer Services Squad  at the Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.  David served from March 11, 1957 to March 31, 1977 retiring as a Technical Sergeant E6.  He received the Good Conduct Medal, the AFLSA w/1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, GCM w/2 Bronze Loops, AFGCM w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters and AFLSA w/4 Oak Leaf Clusters. David enjoyed in his spare time a good game of golf and was an avid New England Patriots fans for  years.

     He is survived by his four sisters, Kay Vining of Malden, Gerry Montgomery of New York, Sally Keddy of Malden, Dorothy Robinson of Saugus, and his brother Donald Keddy  of  Malden. He was the cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews and great grand nieces and nephews.  

He was preceded in death by his father Gordon Keddy, his mother Margaret Rundle,  his sisters Mary Smith, Barbara Di Scipio, and his brother Chester Keddy.

Visitation will be held at Weir~ MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden on Monday, October 1, 2007  from 4-8  PM.

 In lieu of flowers the family has requested contributions in David’s memory  may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

     Funeral services will be held on Tuesday morning, October 2, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at the Weir ~ MacCuish Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul McPheeters of Forestdale Community Church will be officiating.  Burial will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne at 1:30 PM.

 

 

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