Robert "Bob" William Keating

Robert William Keating, or Bob as he was known to his many friends and admirers was born on June 7, 1957, and passed away suddenly on August 14, 2025. Born the middle of seven children to Edward Jack and Marion Arlene Keating in Oklahoma City, Bob lived a life full of love, laughter, learning and adventure and he will be fondly remembered by many people in Oklahoma and around the world.

Bob graduated from Del City High School in 1975 and worked as a television repairman at Newport TV Service, which he purchased in 1978 and grew into the largest television repair service in the state of Oklahoma. He sold the business in 2011 and took college courses in order to become a certified Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Appraiser, where his work ethic and his dedication to lifelong learning led him to great success. He retired in January of this year and embarked on a life of leisure and adventure with Betty that we all expected to last at least another thirty years.

Bob was a committed and loving husband, father and grandfather and despite his long hours at work could frequently be seen in attendance at baseball, basketball and soccer games, dance and music recitals, Boy Scout events and all sorts of church and school get-togethers. He was very supportive of his children, his nieces and nephews and his grandchildren, ready with advice, kind words, a joke or a hug.

Those lucky enough to know Bob would probably highlight first his sense of humor, he was always ready with a joke, occasionally inappropriate, and a smile that would make your day. He was kind and generous with his time, his skills, his knowledge and his resources. He could fix pretty much anything and at 68 could sit cross-legged on the floor with his grandkids for hours. He loved babies and babies frequently gravitated towards his big, goofy smile, he was always ready to pay attention to any babies and children at social functions and could usually be found playing with or making faces at delighted kids, most of whom he knew.

Bob had a bewildering array of hobbies and interests over the years, from hunting and fishing to restoring motorcycles to learning how to cook traditional Asian cuisine with a wok. He always wanted to learn Spanish and had embarked on an ambitious retirement reading list–he finished Moby Dick this summer (he said it helped him go to sleep if he read it before bed) and planned to read War and Peace next.

Bob loved to travel and had many great adventures, motorcycling to rallies all over the country, taking his family on road trips to New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, and going on legendary hunting and fishing trips with his brothers and friends. Bob loved experiencing new cultures and traveled internationally to Mexico, the Caribbean, Ireland, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland. He could make friends wherever he went, from neighbors at a holiday rental in the Turks and Caicos to a veterinarian in rural Poland. Over the past few years, he and Betty enjoyed traveling via RV with friends and family to scenic spots in Oklahoma, Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming..

Bob was a pillar of the community in Chandler and was an active member of Lions Club and Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels and many other causes and was frequently the life of the party at luncheons and social events.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents Jack and Arlene and his siblings James and Mary. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Betty Jean Keating, his siblings Patsy Bradford, David Keating, Larry Keating, Debbie Sinard, and Sharon Wise along with his children Mandi and Tyler Bridges, Stuart Keating and Kristina Goodwin, and his grandchildren Kinsley, Cohen and Merlin, along with many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, all of whom he loved very much.

The funeral will be held at 10AM on Thursday, August 21st at Our Lady of Sorrows in Chandler. As an expression of sympathy you may donate to Texas Children’s Hospital, at give.texaschildrens.org.