Keith Wilson

Keith Marion Wilson, 51, Dec. 31, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center of natural causes.

He was born June 30, 1954, in Fort Lewis, Wash., the son of Kenneth Marion and Bonnie Anne (Caveny) Wilson. Keith attended Elrod and Hedges Elementary schools, Central and Kalispell Junior High and graduated from Flathead High School in 1973. While at Flathead he was a member of Future Farmers of America, and was on the football and wrestling teams.

After graduation, he went to the Job Corps in Anaconda. He also graduated from Flathead Valley Community College in 1976 with an Associate of Arts degree in education. Working as a custodian, Keith earned enough money to go to Western Montana College, where he earned a bachelor of science in education in 1983.

For a while, he worked as a substitute teacher in the Kalispell area. He made the choice to go back to being a custodian, working for Diamond Lil's and Scotty's Bar. He was employed at the Bulldog in Kalispell at the time of his death.

Keith was a long-standing member of the Red Cross Blood Drive. He would love it if everyone who ever crossed his path donated a pint of blood in his memory.

Keith was preceded in death by his father and grandmother, Mary Caveny.

He is survived by his mother, Bonnie, of Kalispell; one brother, Kevin Wilson, of Kalispell; one sister, Kathe Hedges and husband Scott, of Bigfork; nieces Angie Griswold, of Lewiston, Idaho, and Amanda Buckley and husband Jesse, of Renton, Wash.; grandniece and goddaughter Gabrielle Griswold, of Whitefish; and aunt Betty Carlson and cousins in Alberta, Canada.

Memorial services for Keith were held Jan. 6, 2006, in the Johnson Mortuary Chapel.

The family suggests memorial gifts be given to the American Red Cross, 17-A First Ave. E., Kalispell MT 59901.