Town North Concert Band Dallas, Texas
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Roger Keough |
Music
History:
The Town North Band has given me the opportunity to play my trombone for 22 years. Prior to
joining the band I kept my skills alive as I had opportunity to play an occasional solo in
my church. Since I moved from city to city in my work, I participated in various church
orchestras. I learned to play the trombone when I was in seventh grade in my home town of
Gasport, New York. There I played in the school orchestra and band. After graduation from
high school I played in two local marching band: American Legion and Harrison Radiator, a
division of General Motors. Both groups played at fireman's field day gatherings each
Saturday in local communities. Biography:
Roger Franklin Keough went to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ his
Savior on Monday October 26, 2009. He passed away peacefully knowing
that his home where he was going would be filled with joy! He was born in Gasport,
NY, on February 7, 1921, to John Franklin "Frank" Keough and Nellie
Mae Chaplin. He graduated from Gasport Union High School and
then entered Syracuse University. World War II took him out of
school and into the Army Air Corps where he met his wife of 42
years, Albena Kulinski. Upon leaving the military, Roger worked for
the Scully Jones Corporation, later to be known as Bendix Corp., as a
sales engineer in industrial tool sales. He was a Sunday School
teacher for 58 years, much of which was serving at the Casa View
Baptist Church in Dallas, Tx. He played his trombone for the city of
Dallas Brass Band Orchestra and the Town North Concert Band, read books to the blind, painted with
oils and even went back to school at Richland College at age 72
until he quit taking classes at the age of 86. He was a gentle but
strong husband, father and friend. Roger is predeceased by his wife, Albena and his first born son, Roger Jr. He is survived by his three
children, Kathleen Schoene and her husband, Jim, Deborah Purdy and
her husband, Dave, Mark Keough and his wife, Kimberly, Marcia,
mother of Mark's four children, his stepmother, Beatrice Keough, his
half sister, Susan Lia and husband, Dennis, along with 13
grandchildren and his beloved girlfriend, Maxine Lentz. Roger
was buried with full military honors at the Veterans
Memorial Cemetery in Houston, TX.
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