ROBERT ALAN KEAHEY

February 8, 1931 - June 28, 2022

Robert “Bob” Alan Keahey, age 91, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2022.

Bob loved his family, his friends and his faith. He was well known for his kindness, compassion, quick wit, and great sense of humor. Anybody who knew him felt his care and considered themselves lucky to know such a wonderful person. He will be truly missed.

Bob was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb. 8, 1931, moments after his twin brother, Dick, and to the joy of parents Thomas Jefferson Keahey and Grady Hall Keahey and sister Pat. Bob spent his early years living on a farm in Natalia. Bob’s father died when he was only 8, so his mother moved the family to San Angelo to be near relatives.

Bob grew up in San Angelo where everyone in town knew and loved “the twins.” He graduated from San Angelo High School where he met and fell in love with Dorothy Gay Blanks. Bob and Gay were married for 54 years, but their partnership in marriage had to wait when Bob and Dick were drafted into the same unit of the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

In their uniforms and matching haircuts, the brothers enjoyed pranking staff and soldiers by pretending to be each other in unexpected places and turning heads. Tough guys from the Bronx respected the twins, whom they superstitiously called “the boy with two faces,” while Bob and Dick endeared themselves to other enlisted men by helping them write descriptive letters home to their families. The San Angelo newspaper even wrote an article about them.

After his service, Bob graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in geology. He enjoyed working in the oil and gas industry for many years. He was active in the Texas Geological community, receiving honorary membership into the South Texas Geological Society in 1998 for his contributions to the field.

In 1954, Bob married Gay. Together, they raised five children and devoted time to their community and church. Bob served as an elder at both Concordia Lutheran and Mt. Calvary Lutheran churches. He was a beloved Sunday School teacher, well known to many classes of ninth grade students whom he called every Saturday night to personally invite to class the next day.

Bob is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Gay, his twin brother Richard, his sister Patricia, and his son, David. He is survived by son, Robert (Karla), and daughters Susan (Bob), Holly (Ben) and Hilary; daughter-in-law, Melissa Keahey: grandchildren, Walter, Robert, Kendall, Tommy, Mike, Kristiana, Kathleen, Claudia and Harriet; and great grandchild, David. The grandchildren lovingly called him “Buddy.”

In celebration of Bob’s life, a memorial service will be held at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., followed

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any remembrances be made to the San Antonio Zoo or Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church.

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Arrangements with

by a lunch reception at a location to be announced closer to the service date.