Edward Lawrence Keyes ’21

LARRY KEYES died Feb. 11, 1990, at his home in St. Louis. He was 90 years old. In senior year he was voted "Best AllAround Man," which was prophetic of his entire career. He was a well-known surgeon and cancer specialist, having practiced in St.Louis for over thirty years. He was a former president of the St. Louis Surgical Society and served on the staff of Bames, Jewish, St. Luke's and St. John's Mercy Hospitals.

Larry prepared at Lawrenceville, and at Princeton was a star athlete on the baseball, hockey, and soccer teams. He was active in innumerable undergraduate activities, was a member of Cap and Gown, and was Class president during junior year.

A widower, Larry is survived by a brother, A. L. Keyes; two sisters, Emily Belt and Elizabeth Cook W21; a son, E.L. Keyes Jr. '51; three daughters, Sally K. Hermann, Mary K. Otto, and Emily K. Barksdale; 11 grandchildren including L Shapely Hermann'75, Mary C. Hermann'89, Elizabeth K. White '82; and nine greatgrandchildren. The Class extends sincere sympathy to Larry's family.

The Class of 1921