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223100 Edward Keating

Atlanta, Georgia

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July 26, 2025
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Atlanta, Georgia

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Dr. Edward L. Keating of Atlanta, Ga passed away on July 26, 2025. He was 83. Keating was born in Washington, DC, grew up in Arlington, Va, and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with undergraduate and master's degrees in Architecture and Urban Design. He then pursued Urban Planning,...

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I attended Georgia Tech's Graduate Program in City Planning from 1976 - 78 where I had the honor of meeting Professor Emeritus Larry Keating. Larry specialized in teaching racial bias in housing, for which he was driven by a remarkable inner passion and unique perspective. Larry and I hit it off immediately. We recommenced our relationship in 2024 and 2025 with some invigorating lunch discussions at Nan's Fine Thai Cuisine. Larry introduced me to his friend, Wade DeBose Burns, in 1977, who...

So sad to hear of Larry's passing. He was a great and passionate guy. My sincere, heartfelt condolences to his family.

My sincere condolences to Lauren, Lisa jimmy & Audery, molly and to your extended families. I will always hold dearly the wonderful friendship I had with Larry and his wonderful family and many friends especially Brian and Catherine whom I have gotten to know over the many many years of Larry trips to Ardfert . larry built his beautiful home in Ardfert in Co Kerry Ireland. He took great pride in his home and especially his wonderful garden where he spent a lot of time planning and bringing it...

My dear friend, I miss you and treasure our times together in Madison, WI and the years after on our conclaves with Wil Hardee. When together, we laughed a lot, fixed all the problems of the world, and drank way too much. I love you man. See you on the other side. Greg Leisch