Thomas ‘Tommy’ S. Keating, age 64, of Woodstock, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Tommy was born on July 26, 1957 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a son to the late Thomas C. Keating and Bettie Sue Cheairs Keating.
Tommy was a man of very few words with a lot of wisdom, humor, and quick wit. His determination and drive to work hard for his family was evident in everything he did. When Tommy was in the seventh grade he met a sweet young lady, Renee Daigle, little did he know 15 years later he would marry Renee and share thirty-eight and a half wonderful years together. In 1987 Tommy moved his wife and two sons from Louisiana to Georgia where he and his brother Ross would carry on the family business with their children. The two established Keating Brothers Construction and quickly developed a tremendously successful business that is still thriving today. If Tommy wasn’t working you could easily find him in the woods hunting, on the water fishing, or his favorite pass time- going out on the town with his beautiful wife. As a Louisiana native he loved a good fish fry, crawfish boil, or just a plain ole’ party with great friends and family. Tommy may not have been the loudest in the bunch but he was always the person everyone wanted to be around and have a good time with. Yes, work and hobbies and having fun were all things Tommy enjoyed, but absolutely nothing brought him more joy than being a husband, father, grandfather, and uncle- his family was all that truly mattered. In his own way Tommy made a great impact on this earth and is certainly going to be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Along with this wife, Renee Keating, Tommy is survived by his two sons, Shawn Keating, wife Jen, of Woodstock, Georgia, and Landon Keating, wife Laura, of Chamble, Georgia; two grandchildren, Tyner and Ramsey Keating; siblings, Kerri Keating Duplechain, husband Stephen, Todd Keating, wife Toni, and Ross Keating, wife Sharon; and several nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends also survive.
The family will receive friends from eleven o’clock in the morning until the service hour on Saturday at the funeral home.
A funeral service to honor the life of Tommy Keating will be held at one o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday, September 25, 2021 in the Chapel of Roswell Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Turnbull officiating. Interment will be held in the Green Lawn Cemetery of Roswell, Georgia with the following gentlemen honorably serving as pallbearers, Griffin Keating, Grant Keating, Josh Wilson, Jake Wilson, Derek Langlois, and Joseph Monte Jr. All guest are invited to attend a reception immediately following at the Event Center of Roswell Funeral Home.
The funeral service for Tommy Keating have been entrusted to the care of Roswell Funeral Home, 950 Mansell Road Roswell, Georgia 30076.
In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Every Link Matters https://everylinkmatters.org in honor of his great grandniece Emilee Ann Hunter.
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