Keith W. Marlow

I still think about Keith and remember him fondly from my years at Sandia.

I still think about Keith every so often. He was always cheerful and was always a pleasure to see. He vitality, even late in life is an inspiration to me now that I am retired. I hope to emulate him and be cheerful and active.

I will always remember my youthful adventures in Holland, largely due to the shining influence of the Marlow family. I met Susie Marlow, at The American International School of The Hague, during the 1967 school year. We became fast friends, and my subsequent visits to her family's home were a delight and an inspiration. I felt very welcome there, and it was clear to me, even at a very young age, that the Marlow family projected the kind of image that everyone aspires to be: warm, loving,...

I grew up with Sue, Keith's daughter. She and I were best buds and have stayed in touch even to this day. Keith and Betty were the rare parents that this teenager really loved. Most parents are, well, parents, not people a 16 year old would want to be around . They were different. I remember my visits to sue's house and how much I enjoyed seeing and talking to her mom and dad. I didnt just go over there to play with sue, I went over there to see her mom and dad! They were so very...

Keith was truly a unique person. I met Keith at Sandia National Laboratory as a young and inexperienced physicist. Keith was a mentor to me both in my professional career and in my personal life. As his obituary says, Keith was always pleasant and down to earth in his dealings and advice. I will miss him.

Keith was truly an unsung American hero because the work he was involved in was highly classified and vital to the security of the United States. Unsung heroes works behind the scenes and in obscurity. He could not discuss his endeavors, research and inventions but the results of his discoveries were extremely needed to track and verify nuclear material. History will discover his large contribution to the defense of America. Keith was a friend and skiing mate for two decades as I joined...