DAVID V. KEYES

David, as my roommate during training class and partner in out first office in Omaha, you always were an inspiration. I learned so much from your always calm and gentle but firm manner during arrests and investigations. You were my hero and mentor for sure. All my love to your family at this time of all of our loss.

David taught me more about people that probably anyone I know. He did it by his own personal demeanor and the way he would communicate with you. The best way I can describe it was that he was a consummate gentleman who was quiet and unassuming. He never entered a conversation without first checking if his presence was out of place. That simple act could disarm the most skeptical recipient, as it allowed the person who he was communicating with to feel like they were important and mattered...