Thomas Ray Keith
February 13, 1943 – April 2, 2025

Tom Keith, husband, father, brother and friend joined our Lord and Savior on April 2, 2025. He was 82. Tom was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas on February 13, 1943. He attended grade school and middle school in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School. Cherishing his memory are his loving wife, Maggie; children, James & Coralyn Keith and Rebecca Keith; granddaughter, Terra Keith; and sisters, Jo Quay & Richard Larson and Kathy Quay Ricker. Tom was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Dworak Quay; step-father, Quentin Q. Quay; father, Richard O. Keith; grandparents; and sister, Patti Quay Johnson.

Tom attended the University of Nebraska and was a die-hard Corn Husker! He was a journalist for the Lincoln Journal Star Newspaper, and an officer for the Lincoln Police Department, the Beatrice Police Department and the University of Nebraska Police department. Tom had a love of writing and wrote articles for many national hunting and fishing magazines, in addition to writing a book on fly fishing and fly tying. He enjoyed teaching classes and sharing his knowledge of fly tying with others. He retired from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 2008. He loved the outdoors and spent a lot of his time hunting and fishing.

Tom had a great sense of humor, loved music (especially Elvis), his family and friends. Most of all he loved spending time with his wife and their many animals.

Tom will be remembered at a Celebration of Life this fall.