Kathleen C. Keene

Keene, Kathleen C.
Kathleen C. Keene of Greenwich died Sat. Oct. 13, 2012, at Greenwich Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 31, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Corcoran and Marie Kelly Corcoran. Mrs. Keene was a graduate of Chestnut Hill College in 1968. She received her MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. She was an executive with Kraft General Foods for many years. She changed careers to become a math teacher, first at Greenwich Catholic School and then Greenwich High School, from which she retired in 2011. Mrs. Keene was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich where she sang in the choir. She loved her family and enjoyed teaching, singing and reading. An avid traveler, her favorite places included Nantucket and Stone Harbor, NJ. Mrs. Keene is survived by her husband, John Keene; her son Edward "Ted" Griffith and his wife, Krista (Zanin) Griffith of Wilmington, DE; a grandson, Samuel Z. Griffith; a brother, Peter Corcoran of Washington, DC; a sister, Mona Sherrell, and her husband, Kenneth Sherrell of Albuquerque, NM; and a niece, Shannon Sherrell, also of Albuquerque. A memorial service will be held Thurs. Oct. 18, 2012, at 11 a.m. in First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam Ave. Greenwich. Memorial contributions may be made to the Greenwich Scholarship Association, c/o United Way, 1 Lafayette Court, Greenwich, CT 06830