Keith Williams

[grande5771]

Hi all,
In case you might not have heard,
Keith Williams passed away recently.
Keith was a co-founder of The Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society, editor of the society's magazine; The Propector, and founder of the Yahoo D&RGW list.

[BoxcabE50]

I'd not heard this! How very sad. I used to swap e-mails with Keith. They were always quite pleasant. Informative. A very nice fellow.

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[Stourbridge Lion]

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[Stourbridge Lion]

From: Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society - Founder M. Keith Williams (http://rgmhs.drgw.org/mkw-bio.htm)

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Keith Williams is Editor of The Prospector, the official publication of the Society. He has been interested in trains since his childhood. Over the years he followed a variety of railroads including the Wabash, Burlington, Kaw Valley and Western, and Santa Fe. In the 1970's his interest was drawn to the diminutive teakettles that labored in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, particularly the Silverton Railway and the Silverton Northern.

His interest in Otto Mears' railroad operations in, and around, Silverton, Colorado, gradually expanded to Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and in 1995 Keith started the "un" Official Internet Home of the Denver & Rio Grande Western web site. With the generous help of many individuals the web site grew and grew until it provided visitors with a broad range of information about the Rio Grande. That web site is now part of the even larger drgw.org web site.

Keith started the YahooGroups DRGW mailing list in May, 1998. The list has grown to well over 600 members and is the home to a broad range of discussions on a variety of Rio Grande-related topics.

Keith lives in Kansas City, Kansas and owns Information Systems Services, a computer consulting company. In his spare time he is designing an N-scale layout based on Pueblo in the late 1960's. He is a member of the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society.

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[BoxcabE50]

From the on-line version of The Kansas City Star- Kansascity.com:

"M. Keith Williams

Keith Williams, 58, of Kansas City, KS, died Saturday, December 10, 2005 at home. Graveside Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, at the Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Lung Association 2007 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64108. Keith was born January 23, 1947, in Kansas City, KS. Keith produced the parts catalog for Long Motors in Lenexa and published the "Prospector" which was the magazine for the Denver Rio Grande Railroad. Survivors include his parents, Melvin and Pearl Williams, Kansas City, KS, daughter Lori and her husband Dan Desko, Kansas City, KS, 2 grandchildren Emily Desko and Justin Jimerson. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home & Crematory, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS 913-6216400)
Published in the Kansas City Star on 12/12/2005."

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[HemiAdda2d]

The 'Grande afficianados lost a great guy....

Did see this on the Yahoo list, but didn't realize the impact!

[John Barnhill]

I had talked to Keith on a few occasions.
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