William S. Keenan M.D.

William S. Keenan, M.D. Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend and physician passed away November 16, 2010. Bill was born July 28, 1916 in Buffalo, NY the first of 4 children. His medical degree was from the University at Buffalo and his residency in internal medicine was at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, MA. He was a 50 year member of the American Medical Association. Bill also served as an army medical officer during and after W.W.II. He practiced medicine in his home town of Buffalo for a few years before settling in Rockford, IL in 1950 where he practiced until 1968. In Rockford he served as the first chief of staff of the newly rebuilt St. Anthony Hospital in 1963. In 1968 he moved his family to Long Beach, CA joining the Harriman Jones Medical Group where he became a partner and built another thriving practice for the next 25 years before retiring in the early 1990's. He continued to consult with a private medical clinic certification agency into his 80's. Bill and Helen retired to Murrieta, CA and moved to Fresno, CA in 2007. Bill enjoyed family, travel, politics and golf. He was also a voracious reader and amateur writer. He completed his self published memoirs entitled "A Doctor Remembers" when he turned 90. Bill is survived by Helen, his wife of 65 years; 4 children, son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Alice Keenan of Glenview, IL; daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Paul Ogden of Fresno, CA; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Linda Keenan of Cypress, CA; daughter and son-in-law, Tina and John Lane of Oakdale, CA; brother, Tom Keenan of Niagara Falls, NY; brother-in-law and wife, Joseph and Pat Torma of New Town, CT; and 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.