WILMINGTON — Robert Joseph “Bob” Keenan, 69, passed peacefully Sunday, June 16, 2019, at home after an extended illness.
He was born in Richland, Washington, before moving with his family to Syracuse, New York; Huntsville, Alabama; and Long Beach, Mississippi, before arriving in Wilmington. Bob graduated from Long Beach High School in 1967 and received a B.S. Degree in Physics at UNC Wilmington.
He worked at the GE Nuclear Fuel plant for 41 years and worked his way up to nuclear safety engineer. Bob was a volunteer for New Hanover County for many years for the emergency management department. His expertise in nuclear safety was used in training nuclear response teams as well as hurricane preparedness.
Bob leaves two grown children, Joma and Emily, who he adopted along with his deceased wife, Cindy Van Campen.
In addition to his children, he leaves behind two dogs, Lizzie and Brownie; siblings, their spouses and children, Tom, George, Mary Mayberry, Teresa Ulsh, Patricia Sauer, Frances Tabor, Annie Osborne, James, Frank, John, Mike, Cecilia and Margaret Ives; trusted friend and caregiver, Jessica Moreno; and his many friends at Ogden Tap Room and Cambridge Village, to join with his father and mother, Frank T. Keenan and Mary Hickey Keenan.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, June 21, at Coble Ward-Smith Funeral & Cremation Service. A reception will follow at Ogden Tap Room.
The family asks for your prayers and donations given to a cancer charity of your choice.
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