Gary W. Keller (October 8, 1942 - March 15, 2022)

Gary was the third child born to Gerald and Isabel Keller of Everett, Washington.  His father Gerald was a logger and a builder.  Gary was born in Everett on October 8, 1942 and joined siblings Gerry and Glen.  He was raised in Everett and moved to Shoreline where he attended Shoreline High School. He enlisted in the United States Army and served in the military police in Texas and Korea.  He married Chris Pennington on July 2, 1976. They had two sons, Aaron and Joey, both who worked on staff at Camp Gilead.  He worked for a short time in insurance, but spent most of his life in security at Boeing, Swedish Hospital, Seahawks Stadium, Harborview Hospital, and Northwest Hospital.  He came to know the Lord as a teen but recommitted his life under the ministry of Darrel Morgan in Lynnwood.  He was a man of prayer and led the Tabernacle Baptist Church Men’s Prayer Breakfast and served as a deacon. When he was asked “What would you say to the next generation?” he said “Speak your heart, don’t worry about being accepted, realize that the Lord is the Alpha and Omega and everything in between, and spend more time in the Word of God.”  After a tough battle with lung cancer, he went home to be with his Lord on March 15, 2022.  He is survived by his wife Chris, his sons Aaron (Michelle), and Joey (Hannah), and grandchildren Hailey, Lucas, Trevor, Kaitlyn, and Brayden.  “Absent from the body, present with the Lord.”