Keith Mann Gleason

He is survived by his wife, Joanna, his daughter Jane, grandson Christopher, and sister Gail. Keith is predeceased by his father Henry Baird Gleason, his mother Dorothy Nadine Gleason, and his brother Denis Baird Gleason.

Keith was born in Oklahoma City, but after two years the family moved to a farm near Guthrie, Oklahoma. He graduated from Guthrie High School, earned a degree from Oklahoma State University in Physics, and a Masters degree in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

For some years he worked as an optics and spectroscopy engineer for Western Electric, and then Boeing Aerospace Corporation. When he began his career as Observatory Manager at the Sommers-Baush Observatory he found his most fulfilling work as a teacher and mentor for both students and the public at large.

Keith loved his farm and the sheep and the dogs that he so diligently cared for, for over forty years.

We ask that as a tribute and remembrance that friends and family pause on April 8th, at the time of the solar eclipse (in your area and think of Keith and his lifelong passion for astronomy.

Cremation is entrusted to Howe Mortuary, Longmont, Colorado. Fond memories of Keith may be shared at howemortuarv.com for the Gleason family.