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John C. Keenan

Auburn, New York

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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. ­- John C. Keenan, 90, passed away in Castle Rock, Colo., on Sept. 18, 2006. His wife, Jane Anderson Keenan; and his young son, Johnny, preceded him in death. Jack was born in Auburn, on March 6, 1916, the son of John C. and Roselle Pierson Keenan. He attended Auburn schools....

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Jack,
Thank you for teaching me how to ride a bicycle on two wheels, and the reason for 'not' feeding the squirrels by hand, while sitting on the steps of your front porch in Syracuse.
Love, your niece Jeannie
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urn, NY]

This is John Knapp, Jack Keenan's grandson. I'm proudly named after my grandfather, so in a sense I'm a walking memorial to him--not exactly a marble statue or a gaudy monument, but, like Jack, I'm easier to talk to than either of those, and far less pretentious! My grandfather experienced the full range of pains and pleasures in his long, eventful, and meaningful life--he wrote an autobiography with the characteristically understated title "Life's Ups and Downs"--and he made it through many...