Joseph Monroe Keever

On September 25th, Joseph Monroe Keever passed away peacefully in Raleigh, NC. Joseph was born on June 30th, 1927 in North Carolina and is preceded in death by his brother Leroy, and son Micheal Gibson, and he is survived by sister Janet and her husband Joe Caudell, daughter Sheila and her husband Glynn Moore, daughter Susan and husband Robert Borgesi and their kids Maya and Pace, Son David Keever and his children Elliott Keever and daughter Charlie Matice, and his son Daniel Keever and wife Mandy, as well as his kids Falon Foreman, Jordan Perili and Danielle Keever in addition to a handful of great-grandchildren who will know him not through his presence, but stories of his life. Joseph, or Joe as friends called him, graduated from Broughton High School in 1945, where he served as the Vice President of the student body, and was a member of the National Honors Society. He received the nickname “the Brain,” due to his dedication to knowledge, as well as his high performance at everything he did. Joe entered the Navy in 1945 and served through 1946, leaving to enter North Carolina State University where he would go on to graduate with high honors, finishing in the top 3% out of an engineering class of 1138. Joe was a dedicated member of Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church on Six Forks Road, where he practiced his faith. He was an even better Dad, Husband, Grandad and friend to those around him. He devoted majority of his life after retiring from Westinghouse to volunteering for various local organizations, serving weekly at the soup kitchen, and teaching his family and community how to garden. Joe was so much more than words on a page can ever express, and his light now shines to guide us from his final resting place in heaven.