Casey Scott McKeever

June 28, 1951 - February 4, 2021 Woodland, CA

Casey Scott McKeever of Woodland, CA, died February 4, 2021 of lung cancer surrounded by his loved ones. Born June 28, 1951 in Long Beach, CA, to Robert and Evadne Eve Robbins McKeever, Casey is survived by his mother, Eve McKeever of Costa Mesa, CA; brother, Kelly McKeever (Mary Kay) of Lake Forest, CA; wife of 44 years, Anne Dryden McKeever of Woodland; daughters, Katharine Anne Lochridge (Joe) of Clarksville, TN; and Amy McKeever Cho (Austin) of Woodland; grandchildren, Casey and Quinn Lochridge and Sullivan and Cormac Cho; brother-in-law, Laurence Dryden, sisters-in-law, Linda McKeever, Tina McKeever, Katie Dryden, Diana Cameron, Zumi Dryden; nephew, Scott McKeever, nieces, Marti Couch, Laura Fairbanks, and Marion John; and cousin, Gary Villalba. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert McKeever; and his parents-in-law, Harold and June Dryden. Casey was a graduate of Lakewood High School, 1969, Long Beach City College, 1971, University of California, Berkeley, 1973, and Stanford School of Law, 1976. Dedicating his entire 41-year legal career to uplifting the lives of people in need, Casey served as a law clerk the summer of 1975 for the Wounded Knee Legal Defense Committee, a National Lawyers Guild Project, in South Dakota and Iowa. He was staff and managing attorney of Legal Services of Northern California, Woodland, from 1977 to 1983. From 1983 to 2003 Casey served as staff and directing attorney of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc., Sacramento. He served as the Chief Consultant of the Assembly Committee on Human Services at the State Capitol from 2003 to 2007, providing official analyses of legislation affecting human services, CalWORKs, food stamps, childcare, child welfare, foster care, in-home supportive services, developmental disability services, and community care licensing. From 2007 to 2013 Casey served as an Administrative Law Judge I and II, focusing on administrative appeals affecting public benefits and presiding over appeals involving Community Based Adult Services. From 1988 to 2008 Casey was honored by the Women’s Economic Agenda Project, the National Association of Social Workers, The State Bar of California, Legal Services Section, the California Hunger Action Coalition Public Interest Clearinghouse, and the California Hunger Action Coalition. Brilliant, humble, generous, and compassionate, Casey was admired by social justice advocates, Capitol staffers and legislators, serving as a mentor to many. Casey’s greatest love was his family, cherishing the academic, athletic, and social activities of his daughters and grandchildren. A talented musician, Casey played guitar and piano, collecting a vast library of music. He was passionate about politics, reading, and baseball. Memorial donations may be made to the Western Center on Law and Poverty or Yolo Hospice. Creating a memorial video in Casey’s honor, the family requests those who wish to contribute tributes, memories, videos or photographs to send them to cmckeevermemorial@gmail.com.