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 Vincent
G, Keller, retired executive of the former RCA Company, passed
away on April I, 2009 at St. Anne's Retirement Community,
Columbia, PA. He will be missed by all who crossed his path. Born
May 5, 1914, in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Harry L.
and Gertrude Sipe Keller and the beloved husband of Anna Long
Keller who preceded him in death on October 5, 2007.
Vincent was Manager of Industrial Engineering for The Color
Picture Tube Operations at RCA's Lancaster plant when he retired
in 1977 after 35 years of service. Prior to retirement Vincent
spent 6 years in the international field which took him on
assignments to England where he served as project engineer for a
joint project with the Thorn Radio Valve of England to build a
color picture tube plant. This assignment was then followed by a
tour in Taiwan where he served as Vice President and Director of
Operations of a joint project with the China Development Corp to
build a black and white tube plant.
After retiring from RCA, Vincent did management consulting work
for the International Executive Service Corp at operations in
Ecuador, Costa Rica and Brazil. He also provided management
consulting services to the Stanford Research Institute of Palo
Alto, California for project work in Finland.
In 1952 he was
President of the Industrial Management Club of Lancaster County
and in 1960 he was President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Council
of Industrial Management Clubs. Vincent
was a musician and started playing the piano professionally at the
age of 14. He had his own orchestra during the 1930's and early
1940's and was known as the Casa Moro Band.
He did
volunteer work for St. Anne's Retirement Community and E.
Hempfield Twp Meals on Wheels. He was a member of Saint Leo the
Great Catholic Church, Rohrerstown, and was a member of Elks Lodge
#134 where he served as a Trustee. Vincent also enjoyed fishing
and playing bridge.
He is survived
by two sons, Dr. James V, and his wife Constance of San Jose, CA
and H. Lawrence and his wife Patricia of Lancaster, and a
daughter, Christine A., wife of Donald House of Lancaster. He is
also survived by seven grand children and ten great grandchildren.
Relatives and
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the Mass of Christian
Burial at St. Leo's Catholic Church, 2427 Marietta Ave. Lancaster,
on Monday, April 6, 2009, at 10:00 AM with Rev. Peter Hahn as
celebrant. Visitation with the family will be from 9-10AM at the
church. Interment will follow at St. Joseph's New Catholic
Cemetery, Bausman, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in
Vincent's memory may be made to St. Anne's Retirement Community,
3952 Columbia Ave. Columbia, PA 17512. Arrangements by the Charles
F. Snyder Funeral Home Inc. To send an online condolence please
visit: snyderfuneralhome.com |
