The best husband in the world died yesterday. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Dee Lilley Lyon ,his sons Jason Matthew Lyon (Gretchen) of Fairfax Virginia, Keith Michael Lyon (Aemilia) of British Columbia, and David Leo Lyon of Washington, D.C. and by his stepchildren, Laura Heikes (Ed), Leonard Mark Pajula (Sheri Trumbull), and Daniel Pajula (Amy), of the Eastern Shore. His grandchildren, Matthew, Bennett and Lexie Lyon were all born after his cancer was diagnosed 15 years ago, thanks to the wonderful oncology docs at Johns Hopkins and the National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, who gave him those extra years. He is also survived by his sister Lucille Elaine Hall of Portland, Oregon and her children and grandchildren.
He is also survived by his older grandchildren, S.Sgt. Scott Morris, Stephanie Pajula,Kate Heikes, Jennifer Pajula,Jason Pajula, Jed Heikes and Danielle Pajula. His great- grandchildren who loved him so are Scott and Trinity Morris, Peyton and Bailey Heikes and Gavin and Lillianna Pajula.
Born in Portland, Oregon to Leo and Eleanor Lyon, Keith had a distinguished service in the Navy as a submariner and then 30 years of service with the Central Intelligence Agency where he had been acting chief of security for the CIA and introduced the Agency to worldwide satellite communications thru land based terminals.
Graduate of Oregon State University and Harvard Business School Program, he was a member of the Potomac Valley Skiers and the Capital Yacht Club. An Eagle in Boy Scouting and a Quartermaster in Sea Scouts, he was always active in the communities where he lived; he resided in Pines on the Severn, Arnold, Maryland. Memorial contributions may be made to any of the above mentioned organizations and hospitals, but the easiest would be to vote to support funding for NIH/NCI.
The family will receive friends at the John M. Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 on Saturday from 10 to 11 AM. A service of remembrance will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday at 11 am. Inurnment will be held in Saint Anne’s Cemetery.
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