Keith Keller:
CLASS OF 1960
Lehman High SchoolClass of 1960
Canton, OH
Kentucky Christian CollegeClass of 1965
Grayson, KY
Woodland SchoolClass of 1954
Canton, OH
Keith's Story
Life
AFTER GRADUATING IN 1960 FROM LEHMAN, I ATTENDED KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (NOW UNIVERSITY!) IN GRAYSON, KY. FROM 1960 TO 1965 AND RECEIVED A BA AND A THB (bach theology). FROM 65 TO 66 I WAS IN THE MINISTRY BUT IN 65 BEGAN A CAREER WITH THE OHIO EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WORKING IN NUMEROUS AREAS SUCH AS COUNSELING, TESTING, WELFARE RELATED PROGRAMS, TRAINING CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT, ETC. IN 1995 I RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF PART-TIME JOBS SINCE IN PUBLIC CONTACT WORK. I HAVE TWO GROWN DAUGHTERS AND FOUR GRANDKIDS. ALSO HAVE A DOG A CAT A BOX TURTLE AND THREE B-I-G GOLDFISH. note: fish died. now have 1 smaller one. I PUTTER IN ELECTRONICS AND HAVE DONE TEACHING AND OTHER GROUP WORK AT CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME. I AM ENJOYING GETTING IN TOUCH WITH SOME OF MY FELLOW LEHMANITES. BY THE WAY, I AM A BIG FAN OF SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC, AND HAVE GONE TO 46 CONCERTS BY THE MIGHTY KINGSMEN QUARTET, OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. make that 52 concerts.
School
WELL, IN STUDY HALL, I SAT NEAR D. WHO WAS REALLY CUTE. SHE ALWAYS HAD THIS DREAMY LOOK IN HER EYES, AND WAS A MILLION MILES AWAY FROM SCHOOL. I WONDER IF HER DREAMS EVER CAME TRUE.. THEN I HAD A CRUSH ON P. AND EVEN ASKED HER OUT ONCE, BUT SHE SAID NOPE AND SO I NEVER ASKED ANYONE ELSE AT LHS OUT. BUT I LATER FELL FOR M. BUT SHE WAS GOING OUT WITH ONE OF THE JOCKS WHO WAS REALLY A NICE GUY,THO, SO I NEVER ASKED HER OUT. INSTEAD I WROTE A POEM ABOUT HER BUT LATER TORE IT UP. BUT NOW I WONDER WHAT MY LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN LIKE IF I HAD NOT BEEN SUCH A NERD AN HAD GONE AHEAD AND ASKED HER OUT. I LIVE NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE SHE USED TO LIVE AND WONDER IF SHE EVER LOOKED OUT HER WINDOW WONDERING WHERE SHE'D WIND UP IN THIS BIG AND CRAZY WORLD. I STILL THINK ABOUT YOU,M.
College
COLLEGE WAS A LITTLE BIBLE COLLEGE NESTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUEGRASS STATE (KY) OL' KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE IN GRAYSON, KY POP 1600 BACK THEN (60 TO 65.) I SPENT 5 YEARS PREPARING FOR THE MINISTRY WHICH I WAS IN FOR A YEAR , BY THE WAY. BUT IT WAS AN INTERESTING TIME IN MY LIFE. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WERE STUDENTS AND THE STUDENT BODY WAS ABOUT 200 BACK THEN. FACULTY HAD ABOUT A DOZEN IN IT. PROFS WERE DECENT FOLKS.. SOME VERY DOWN TO EARTH, SOME PRETTY PICKY . ONE PROF GAVE ME MY ONLY D'S. I DID PRETTY WELL OVERALL, THO. I DIDNT ALWAYS AGREE WITH SOME OF THE TRADITIONALIST ...Expand for more
THEOLOGY, SO I NEVER CLIMBED UP THE BROTHERHOOD LADDER, ETC. I TEND MORE TOWARD THE CHARISMATIC--ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND HAVE LEFT THE CHURCH I WAS WITH ALMOST 50 YEARS. BUT SOCIALLY THINGS WERE NOT MUCH BETTER THAN THEY WERE AT GOOD OL' LHS. AT KCC FIRST THERE WAS C., WHOM I DATED BRIEFLY. THEN THERE WAS L. FOR WHOM I FELL, BUT IT WASN'T MUTUAL -- A RECURRING THEME IN MY LIFE-EVEN TODAY-- THEN THERE WAS F. WHO REALLY WAS INVOLVED WITH T. AND I WAS NUTS OVER HER. BUT NOT SHE OVER ME. BY THE WAY, I WROTE L. A 100 PAGE LETTER WHICH SORT OF FREAKED HER OUT, I THINK, BUT BACK TO THE SUBJECT .. NEXT THERE WAS H. WHO LIKED ME, ENOUGH TO BE THE VERY FIRST GIRL I EVER KISSED..AT AGE 24....(REFER BACK TO MY TRACK RECORD AT LHS) AND WE KIND OF CLICKED, ME AND H. ALSO I MET D. WHO WAS A CUTE LITTLE TINKERBELLE-KIND OF GIRL AND WE CORRESPONDED BRIEFLY, BUT THE SUMMER OF 63 CAME AND I GOT MARRIED TO L.(NOT THE PREVIOUS L.) WHOM I HAD KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT LASTED 18 YEARS AND 2 KIDS WORTH OF LIFE. BUT NOW I LOOK BACK AND WONDER ABOUT H. OR D. OR EVEN M.(SEE SCHOOL BIO) AND I WONDER AS I WANDER........
Workplace
I WORKED FOR THE STATE OF OHIO FROM 65 TO 95 AS A VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR, PLACEMENT SPECIALIST, JOB DEVELOPER, TEST ADMINISTRATOR, AND AT NUMEROUS OTHER POSITIONS OVER THE YEARS. I DID OUT -STATION REP WORK, SERVED AS LAIASON TO OTHER AGENCIES, DID TRAINING CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. LATER ON IN MY CAREER, I FUNCTIONED IN AREAS OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFIT PROCESSING, AFTER BEING CROSS-TRAINED. I ENJOYED THE PUBLIC CONTACT ASPECT OF MY WORK. ALSO DID A GOOD BIT OF GROUP WORK. I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE IN THE STATE TO DO ASSESSMENT GROUPS WITH THE OLD WIN PROGRAM, WORKING WITH WELFARE CLIENTS. I DEVELOPED A LOT OF FRIENDSHIPS WITH MANY OF MY CO-WORKERS. MY EARLIER EXCURSIONS INTO THE WORLD OF WORK INVOLVED LAWN-MOWING IN 1953, DRUG STORE STOCK BOY IN 1959, AND A 1-YEAR STINT IN THE MINISTRY FROM '65 TO '66. AFTER MY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE JOB, I WORKED AS A SALES CLERK AT BEREAN CHRISTIAN BOOK STORE FROM 96 TO 98 WHICH WAS A HAPPY TIME 4 ME.
Military
WASNT IN THE MILITARY, BUT MY DAD GOT A PURPLE HEART FOR BEING SHOT IN THE LEG AS AN MP IN ITALY DURING WWII. DOES THAT COUNT? BUT MY OTHER BIOS ARE INTERESTINGER. update update update HAVE 5 GRANKIDS NOW. GOT MORE FISH NOW 3 OF 'EM .
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