Walter H. Keim

Walter Herman Keim passed away early morning on January 26, 2019. "Wally" was born to Walter G. and Thelma Keim in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Washington's Woodrow Wilson High School (1953) and earned a BA in Political Science from Duke University (1957).

Wally married his college sweetheart, Carol Hess on December 23, 1957. In 1958 he joined the Army, beginning a 21-year career in the Medical Service Corps. He served in Korea in the early 1960s and Vietnam in 1967-1968 After retiring from the Army, Wally earned his BS in nursing. He worked at the SA State School until his retirement in 1998.

Wally was blessed with a wonderful singing voice and he sang in choirs and glee clubs in high school and college at Duke. He was a member of the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers for ten years, serving as their president one year. Volunteer activities were a large part of Wally's life. He was a volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House for numerous years, helping provide comfort to families dealing with pediatric cancer. He was also an avid blood and platelet donor, and was the Apheresis Donor of the Year at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center for 1986, 1987 and 1988.

Walter is survived by his wife of 61 years, Carol; son Roger and wife, Judith; son Stephen; daughter Peggy Lasater and husband, Billy; granddaughter Rickie Farah and husband, Kenny; grandsons Christian and Alex Lasater.

Services will be held at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 2738 MacArthur View, Friday, February 8 at 9 AM, with burial at Fort Sam Houston at 10:45 AM.