Arthur D. Keown ’32

Having taken a road less traveled, Arthur Keown died Oct. 6 at the Medical Center of Central Massachusetts after a short illness as a result of a stroke.

Arthur devoted his entire life after college to the business of raising and selling fruit. He wrote in our 50th-year book that he had had a great life raising apples and enjoying good health and country living. For 50 years he owned and operated Keown Orchards. As a leader in the area of fruit growing, Arthur naturally became an officer of the Worcester County Horticultural Society, a director of the Worcester County Farm Bureau, and a director of the County Conservation Commission. In his hometown of Sutton, Mass., he served on the town's finance committee and was a member of its Historical Society. He was a 32nd degree Mason and served on many committees of the United Methodist Church in Worcester.

Arthur's wife of 50 years, Astrid, died in 1992. He leaves a son, Arthur Jr., a daughter, Jane K. Oliver, five grandchildren, and a greatgrandchild. The class mourns with them the loss of this outstanding citizen.

The Class of 1932