I got an email from Michael Kinney a few days ago that had been sent to him by Mr. Slusser letting him know that Jim Keaney had died. I never had Mr. Keaney for any classes, but I'm sure many of you did. I've included this image of him from our yearbook. Here is his obituary:
Jim Keaney died suddenly at his home in New Port Richey Florida on September 6th, 2010. He was 65. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 3rd, 1944.
A graduate from Kings College with a BA in English, he went on to earn his MED at Shippensburg University. He was a past president of the Shippensburg Lions Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus. Jim was leader in the Boy Scouts for over 30 years, serving as camp director at Camp Acahela in the Pocono Mountains.
For forty years he taught students Latin and English – 29 of those years were in the Shippensburg Area School District, where he was also a swim coach for many years. He is survived by his wife Julianne of 35 years, his daughter Erin, son Jamie, mother Alicia, three brothers Mark, Paul and Matthew and two grandsons Roman and A.J.
A memorial service will be held in his honor on September 18th, 2010 at 10:00 am in Shippensburg, PA at Our Lady of the Visitation Church, 305 North Prince Street. Condolences may be sent to his wife at 8433 Creedmoor Lane, New Port Richey, FL 34654.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Jim Keaney Scholarship Fund by making checks payable to the "Jim Keaney Scholarship Fund" and send them to Jamie Keaney, 1623 Memorial Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
