DONALD KEUTER

Donald Joseph Keuter Age 40, son of Donald James and Dorothy Keuter, flew away with an angel early on the morning of March 2, 2011. She had been knocking on doors looking for him for almost a week as he struggled with H1N1 flu. Where they went we can only guess; perhaps to his rustic cabin in the woods at Gig Harbor with his cat "Bella"; maybe down to the beach at Dash Point or to the gulch in Browns Point where he grew up; maybe to a house boat on Lake Roosevelt where he and his buddies went every summer; perhaps even the rafters of the Tacoma Dome, where he worked the past 6 years. Most likely they took a tour to his "Little House on the Prairie"Eat Rimrock Estates outside of Ephrata, where he could smell the sage brush and tune his guitar to a coyote's call, or maybe vice-versa. He left behind his parents, Donald James and Dorothy Keuter, brother Dave Keuter, sister Donetta Brooks (Kevan), a very special friend, Paige Slade, his best friend Bob Martin, and all the Judy Martin family... his second family... and his nieces and nephews, Clayton and Stephanie Brooks and Daelie and Griffen Keuter, who were just starting to appreciate that he was a fun fellow. Special thanks to the Gig Harbor paramedics, St. Anthony's and St. Joseph's Hospital staff for their efforts, and all his many friends who came to offer hugs, tears, stories, and food. A memorial service will be held at St. Theresa's Parish, 3939 SW 331st Street, Federal Way, WA 98023 at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 19, 2011. A celebration of his life will be held at the Browns Point Improvement Club at 201 Ton A Wan Da Ave NE, Tacoma, WA 98422 following the service.