Keith Williams Counts

1938 - 2018

Counts, Keith William, 80, of Wichita, KS passed away September 17, 2018. He was born September 7, 1938 in Hays, KS to Frank and Mary Counts. Keith was a man of boundless energy, optimism, humor and generosity. He was a physics teacher at Adams City High School in Commerce City, Colorado; started a winning La Crosse club and was active in the Boy Scouts of America. He founded Adventure Bound, a whitewater rafting company in Craig, Colorado, employing over 90 young men and women, taking over 10,000 clients rafting through 5 major canyons on 2 to 5 day trips for over 20 years. He also started a guide service for deer and elk hunters in northeast Colorado. After 20 years of rafting, he became a property manager for wealthy clients, traveling to England, France, and Monaco and from coast to coast in the United States. He then worked exclusively for the founders of Re/Max International as their personal representative. He was a big game hunter in Africa, Alaska and Canada and an original trustee of the Wildlife Experience Museum in Denver. He was devoted to his wife Mary, "the greatest thing that ever happened to me" of 52 years. He promised her that life with him would never be boring and lived up to that promise. They shared many adventures in their travels all over the world and enjoyed telling stories of their experiences with his "Aunties" and family in Kansas through post cards and impromptu visits. Keith was a mentor to numerous teenagers and adults throughout his life and careers. He touched so many lives in so many ways; his footprint will live on in the lives he touched. He was an inspiration for how to live a good life. He will be dearly missed. Preceded in death by his father Frank Counts and mother Mary Aleta (Vickery) Counts, sister Aleta (husband Earl) Long and nephew Brian Long. Survived by wife Mary, nephews Ray Long and Stephen Long, niece Colene Cords and a large loving family of cousins, extended family and friends. We invite you to share your memories of Keith at A Celebration of Life on Sunday, October 21st from 1 to 4 p.m. at Homewood Suites by Hilton on the Waterfront, 1550 Waterfront Parkway, Wichita, KS 67206. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.