Wednesday, July 10, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituary
BALLOON: Group
was working toward
balloon launch
David Edward Keith
David Edward Keith, 78,
of Bend, succumbed to com-
pound health related compli-
cations in the comfort of his
family and friends on June 28.
David was born in Los
Altos, California, and
remained in the Bay Area
until he and his wife, Diane,
made a trip in 1981 to visit
a very dear friend, Byron
Blake, in Sisters. Upon
returning from that trip both
he and Diane promised them-
selves to find a way to move
to Central Oregon over the
following years. They have
now called Central Oregon
home for 30-plus years.
David is survived by his
wife of 40 years, Diane;
son, Mark; daughter in-law,
Nichole; grandchildren,
Jakoby and Nicholas; several
loving nieces, nephews, and
extended family members.
David was a loving
father, husband, grandfather,
brother, patriot and friend to
everyone he met.
David loved sports, espe-
cially baseball, which he
continued to play into his
70s. He was able to play and
share his love of baseball
with his brother, Dennis. His
teammates loved playing for
him and frequently called
him <Skip= as the coach and
captain of their teams. His
favorite professional team
was the Seattle Mariners. He
also enjoyed watching the
San Francisco 49ers!
He worked at IBM for
over 35 years holding several
positions within the organi-
zation and retired as a quality
assurance engineer.
David served his country
in the Army National Guard
from 1960 thru 1961.
David loved to spend his
free time discussing politics,
meteorology, dancing, listen-
ing to jazz music and talk-
ing on the fence line of his
ranch outside of Sisters, with
his closest friends and fam-
ily. At the end of a long day,
David loved settling down at
night with his family on the
porch, discussing the end of
the universe and what may lie
beyond that which we cannot
imagine.
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A special thank-you to
Tony Andrews, who pro-
vided the most amazing help
to the family during these
difficult times and in help-
ing David with doctor vis-
its, trips to class reunions,
unparalleled care, guidance
and truly being a great friend.
We would also like to thank
David Tolle and his staff at
Absolute Serenity in Central
Oregon for their loving care
and support during his final
months. Dave is also truly a
wonderful person and took
great care of David as well.
Lastly, the family would
like to extend their sincer-
est gratitude toward Kevin
Korn at Niswonger-Reynolds
Funeral Home for being very
accommodating and under-
standing during this difficult
time.
A graveside service will
be had when David is laid to
rest at Holy Cross Cemetery,
1500 Mission Rd, Colma,
California, on Monday, July
15 from 3 to 4 p.m. A cele-
bration of life will follow in
Bend in late July. Details to
follow.
Memorial donations may
be made to the charity of your
choice if you feel so obliged.
The route of the balloon helps
ensure accurate readings.
<We go up in really clean
air high in the atmosphere
and we go way out in the
ocean because the air is less
polluted out there,= McCarthy
said. <That9s the best place to
make measurements.=
He noted that this week9s
project is a test flight to ensure
success of further flights this
summer.
<There9s so many wrong
ways to do this and only one
right way,= he quipped.
Peterzen and his com-
pany ISTAR Stratospheric
Ballooning have, since 1992,
conducted balloon launches
around the world. Peterzen
has worked in Italy with the
Italian Space Agency and on
projects with the University
of Rome and he has done
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
A University of Washington graduate student works on the instruments
that were to launch in a balloon over the Pacific Ocean this week.
extensive work in Antarctica.
Some of the balloon
launches are truly massive,
taking four to six ton pay-
loads to altitudes approach-
ing 130,000 feet. Those bal-
loons generally terminate
their flights in remote far
northern regions. An avid out-
doorsman, Peterzen leads ski
expeditions into these remote
regions to recover balloons
and break down equipment
and get it all to ports for ship-
ment home.
<I9ll ship a million pounds
of cargo in one flight,= he
said.
Peterzen has been living in
Sisters for about a decade. He
teaches skiing at Hoodoo and
enjoys other outdoor endeav-
ors between launch projects.
He9s assisted Sisters High
School science programs with
small educational balloon
launches.
Information on ISTAR9s
projects can be found at
www.theistargroup.com.
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