Keith Jeffrey Stone

STONE, Keith Jeffrey Keith Jeffrey Stone passed away in Dallas, Texas on November 12, 2015. He was born in Ipswich, England on November 29, 1943, the youngest son of greengrocer James Stone and his wife Muriel. He lost his mother at the age of nine, and was largely raised by his brothers Arnold and Bernard and sister-in-law Marcia. He graduated from Peterhouse College, Cambridge University with a Bachelors in Natural Sciences in 1965 and a Masters in Law in 1966. He became a Barrister-at-Law at Gray’s Inn in London one year later. In August 1967, he immigrated to the United States on the SS Queen Mary to earn his MBA at Wharton on a Thouron Fellowship. He subsequently worked for McKinsey & Company in New York, then moved to Dallas to become a Partner at the Trammel Crow Company and President of their Hotel Development Company. He was later a Partner at Folsom Investments and Managing Director of Park Tower Realty in London, before opening his own real estate development firm, the Blenheim Corporation. He was a Freeman of the City of London and a board member of Scenic Dallas. He married Catherine Blakeney on September 25, 1976 and enjoyed nearly 40 years of marriage. Together they traveled extensively, celebrated the arts, but most of all enjoyed raising their family together in Dallas. He is survived by his loving wife Catherine, his three children Nicholas, Eleanor, and Oliver, and three grandchildren Clara, Viola, and Jackson. Keith requested that any donations be made to the Salvation Army. To express condolences, please contact the family for details regarding the commemoration of his life or visit www.sparkman-hillcrest.com.