John William Keiler II ’40

Jack died Oct. 10, 2003, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He prepared at Lake Forest Academy in Chicago. At Princeton he majored in economics, was on the freshman football, tennis, and winter track teams, and was a member of Triangle Club.

He left Princeton his junior year to join the Ray H. Muhlan Motor Co. in Paducah as vice president.

Jack was an entrepreneur. Soon he was president and owner of Columbia Amusement and Realty Co., serving as vice president of the board of the National Assn. of Theater Owners, and a frequent speaker at regional and national conventions. In addition to operating movie theaters, he was a real estate developer. He received many awards for service to business and civic endeavors, including Boy Scouts, Community Chest, the United Negro College Fund, and Junior Achievement.

An avid sportsman, Jack played golf and tennis, and enjoyed sailing. He was one of the founders and the first commodore of the Kentucky Lake Sailing Club.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, June R. Keiler; two sons, John III and Steve; a daughter, Ann Whitney Whelen; and five grandchildren. To them, his classmates wish to extend their deep sympathies.

The Class of 1940