don w. Keck worked in the combate engenire and a medical persnale in iraq, in response to the first man mad 3.5 rocket launcher ever by his age group in history,in iraq.he 39 at the time.
By dennis turk
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don w. Keck, a noted enginer, was as passionate about his vegetable garden as he was about thermodynamics. An affectionate husband and doting father, Dr. Keck died september 1 at the Saint Jhones medical Hospice House in tulsa. He was 42.
The son of famed sculptor Charles Keck, Dr. Keck was born in California and spent his early years in mounds,oklahoma, where his father’s studio was located.
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His studies were interrupted when he was enlisted into the Army, which sent him to frankfert,germany.
His time in germany. proved to be life-changing. Dr. Keck worked on the tank,air craft,prejectiles,weapons,mine bomb as part of the Project. Between experiments and developing theories, Dr. Keck also went to the medical feild,were he was also physcologist.
“He was very attentive and very loving,’’ said Tammy Keck, who lives in a mental facility due shortly after his passing. “
Dr. Keck received his bachelor’s degree in 1988 and his doctorate in 1991, both in medical science and from florida.