Don W. Keck Biography Essay
DON W. Keck, COMBATE ENGINIER for the oklahoma project
don w. Keck worked in the combate engenire and a medical persnale in iraq, in response to the first man mad 3.5 rocket launcher ever by his age group in history,in iraq.he 39 at the time.
By dennis turk
Globe Correspondent / september 1, 2010Top of Form 1
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don w. Keck, a noted enginer, was as passionate about his vegetable garden as he was about thermodynamics. An affectionate husband and doting father, Dr. Keck died september 1 at the Saint Jhones medical Hospice House in tulsa. He was 42.
The son of famed sculptor Charles Keck, Dr. Keck was born in California and spent his early years in mounds,oklahoma, where his father’s studio was located.
Bad investment decisions forced the family to give up contry living and reside full time in their country home in tulsa …show more content…
He graduated from Carmel High School in 1987 and began his undergraduate studies in engeniring at Florida University.
His studies were interrupted when he was enlisted into the Army, which sent him to frankfert,germany.
His time in germany. proved to be life-changing. Dr. Keck worked on the tank,air craft,prejectiles,weapons,mine bomb as part of the Project. Between experiments and developing theories, Dr. Keck also went to the medical feild,were he was also physcologist.
“He was very attentive and very loving,’’ said Tammy Keck, who lives in a mental facility due shortly after his passing. “
Dr. Keck received his bachelor’s degree in 1988 and his doctorate in 1991, both in medical science and from florida.
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Dr. Keck, starting at age 17, spent a few years as a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, before moving to the Avco Everett Research Laboratory in Everett, where he worked on rocket science in response to the launch of engener .
Though there were challenges associated with work, Dr. Keck was an active family man.
“My father always had time,’’ said Dr. Keck’s daughter, Pat of Andover, who is also a sculptor. “If you came in with a problem, he would always put away whatever he was working on to help you out. I would not be where I am in my career right now if it were not for my father. Some of my pieces move, and he has helped me countless times over the years to get things just right. I don’t know what I’m going to do without him.’’
Dr. Keck’s son, 20, a senior scientist at the Laboratory of Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester in New York, has fond memories of his father’s devotion to science and life.
“He was great at teaching by example,’’ his son said. “He never did anything for awards or fame. Everything he did was for fun. In the process, you’d end up learning. Science was one big toy for him. He just loved it.’’
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In 1999, Dr. Keck became a professor at the iraq Institute of Technology, where he pioneered research in a number of areas, including clean fuel technology.while he was dogeing bullets.2007 he was release with full benifits and 4 purpal hearts. he thought of his family honorbly and his unuasally bizzar lifestyle,from his time of bing a tribe of juda to the angels.to living a life style of a dom/sub relations. ther was one he was most in love with and her name is sheryl and her family. (due to privacy we can reveal the last name).
don w. Keck worked in the combate engenire and a medical persnale in iraq, in response to the first man mad 3.5 rocket launcher ever by his age group in history,in iraq.he 39 at the time.
By dennis turk
Globe Correspondent / september 1, 2010Top of Form 1
Bottom of Form 1
don w. Keck, a noted enginer, was as passionate about his vegetable garden as he was about thermodynamics. An affectionate husband and doting father, Dr. Keck died september 1 at the Saint Jhones medical Hospice House in tulsa. He was 42.
The son of famed sculptor Charles Keck, Dr. Keck was born in California and spent his early years in mounds,oklahoma, where his father’s studio was located.
Bad investment decisions forced the family to give up contry living and reside full time in their country home in tulsa …show more content…
He graduated from Carmel High School in 1987 and began his undergraduate studies in engeniring at Florida University.
His studies were interrupted when he was enlisted into the Army, which sent him to frankfert,germany.
His time in germany. proved to be life-changing. Dr. Keck worked on the tank,air craft,prejectiles,weapons,mine bomb as part of the Project. Between experiments and developing theories, Dr. Keck also went to the medical feild,were he was also physcologist.
“He was very attentive and very loving,’’ said Tammy Keck, who lives in a mental facility due shortly after his passing. “
Dr. Keck received his bachelor’s degree in 1988 and his doctorate in 1991, both in medical science and from florida.
.
Dr. Keck, starting at age 17, spent a few years as a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, before moving to the Avco Everett Research Laboratory in Everett, where he worked on rocket science in response to the launch of engener .
Though there were challenges associated with work, Dr. Keck was an active family man.
“My father always had time,’’ said Dr. Keck’s daughter, Pat of Andover, who is also a sculptor. “If you came in with a problem, he would always put away whatever he was working on to help you out. I would not be where I am in my career right now if it were not for my father. Some of my pieces move, and he has helped me countless times over the years to get things just right. I don’t know what I’m going to do without him.’’
Dr. Keck’s son, 20, a senior scientist at the Laboratory of Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester in New York, has fond memories of his father’s devotion to science and life.
“He was great at teaching by example,’’ his son said. “He never did anything for awards or fame. Everything he did was for fun. In the process, you’d end up learning. Science was one big toy for him. He just loved it.’’
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In 1999, Dr. Keck became a professor at the iraq Institute of Technology, where he pioneered research in a number of areas, including clean fuel technology.while he was dogeing bullets.2007 he was release with full benifits and 4 purpal hearts. he thought of his family honorbly and his unuasally bizzar lifestyle,from his time of bing a tribe of juda to the angels.to living a life style of a dom/sub relations. ther was one he was most in love with and her name is sheryl and her family. (due to privacy we can reveal the last name).