Thomas Frederick Keith

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Thomas Frederick Keith died July 4, 2018. He was born August 26, 1935 in Alger, Ohio, the second of five children to Frederick and Virginia Keith. After beginning a career in business, he experienced a call to ministry. He graduated from The University of South Florida and enrolled at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, graduating in 1968. He developed a great affection for the Texas hill country and requested a transfer from Florida to Texas. He first served Epiphany and Trinity Episcopal churches in Burnet and Marble Falls, Texas and discovered his love of working with congregations in small towns and rural areas. He obtained a doctorate in Psychology from University of Texas in 1997. He was a professor of psychology at Sterling College (Kansas) from 1987-2000. During his years in ministry he served churches in Burnet, Marble Falls, and New Braunfels, Texas, Larned, Ellsworth, Great Bend, and Lyons, Kansas, and Arkansas Pass, Texas. After leaving Kansas, he and his wife Adelaide made their home in Rockport, Texas. He continued part time psychology practice and ministry as long as his health permitted then retired to New Braunfels. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Michael and Jane Keith; daughters Laura Chiodo and Ginny Atkinson; sons-in-law Roger Chiodo and Del Brown; granddaughters Kelly Bennett, Lucy Lowe and Catherine Chiodo, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial Service will be at St. John's Episcopal Church, New Braunfels, Texas on Tuesday December 18 at 4 pm.

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  1. My condolences to the Keith families. I’m sorry to hear about the loss of dear Thomas. Some Bible scriptures that have helped me during times of loss include Isaiah 26:19 and Psalm 37:28,29 which states in part: “Your dead ones will live…They will rise up”. And the Bible also says “The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will forever reside upon it”. Therefore the Bible promises that we may he reunited with our loved ones lost in death by means of an earthly resurrection. This is further confirmed by John 5:28,29 which says “Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out”. This is possible thanks to Jesus Christ’s ransom sacrifice. Thus we have a genuine hope of everlasting life in a world without wickedness or suffering. I hope that these scriptures will be of some comfort to you.


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