Keys, Thomas A., 96, a longtime resident of Oak Park, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 at his home.  He was born April 16, 1921 in Detroit to Claude and Etta Keys. Thomas served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was a Mason and member of Union Lodge of Strict Observance No. 3 in Detroit. Survived by his children, Terry (Carin), Janet (Jon) Morton and Kevin; 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.  Predeceased by his wife, Fay.

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Tom, WHS Class of ’39.  Tom is another avid member of the group of Western alumni who meet at Bob Evans Restaurant in Dearborn on the second Thursday of each month.  Following graduation from Western, Tom served as a flight engineer on Guam during World War II.  Tom flew 34 missions on a B-29.  Years later, during the 1960s, Tom flew his own Cherokee 180 plane.

 

Western High School has a long history in Detroit, and several of Tom’s family members attended the school in the late 1800s and early 1900s.  And the school is still going strong!

 

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital