history<\/a> professor is survived by his wife, Kathy Fisher, his daughter, Melody Keim, two grandsons and seven siblings. <\/p>\n Family and friends said he filled many roles with enthusiasm and a wise outlook on life. <\/p>\n
"Al Keim was loved by all of us as a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, teacher, mentor, colleague and friend," said Barbara Moyer Lehman, a pastor at the church. <\/p>\n
A Love of History <\/h3>\n
Keim earned his bachelor’s in history from EMU in 1963. He continued his education at the University of Virginia with a master’s, and then earned his Ph.D. in history from Ohio State University. <\/p>\n
He wrote a biography of Harold S. Bender, a professor of theology and author of "The Anabaptist Vision," a short essay aimed at Anabaptists and Mennonites. Keim also wrote "The CPS Story," and was one of only two authors to have two books listed in "The Essential Anabaptist-Mennonite History Reading List." <\/p>\n
"Most of all, my father was a storyteller," said Melody Keim. "And it never surprised us that he loved history. After all, what is history but storytelling on a grand scale?" <\/p>\n
John Lapp, Keim’s history teacher at EMU in the 1960s, said he grieves for Keim and for his unfinished work. <\/p>\n
"His singular concern was to help us remember," Lapp said. "He had a wonderful gift of being neither simple, superficial or idealistic." <\/p>\n
A Love Of Family <\/h3>\n
A doting grandfather, Keim enjoyed time with his two grandsons, Jeremy and Jonathan – and enjoyed talking about them, too. <\/p>\n
"I think anyone that took classes with him after [his grandsons’ births] knew all about them," said Melody Keim. <\/p>\n
He liked to talk tractors and farming with his grandsons, she said. <\/p>\n
The oldest of nine children, Keim grew up in an Amish household in Hartville, Ohio. As a young man, he left the Amish community to pursue "intellectual development," Melody Keim said. <\/p>\n
He began attending EMU, where he met his first wife, Leanna, while they were both students. Leanna Keim died in 1998. <\/p>\n
In 2000, Keim married Fisher, and during their first year of marriage, they lived in Saudi Arabia, where Fisher had taught English. <\/p>\n
A Love Of Service <\/h3>\n
Keim also served in Europe as a Mennonite Central Committee Pax volunteer in post-war relief efforts from 1956 to 1958. There, he built villages for Mennonite refugees from the Soviet Union and Poland, his daughter said. <\/p>\n
He was instrumental in the creation of the Valley Brethren Mennonite Heritage Center, where he served as the first director in 2001-02 and was a board member from 2000 until his death. <\/p>\n
He will be remembered by the community for his "quiet demeanor," "remarkable intellect" and his sense of humor, said James Bomberger, who gave a tribute at the memorial service Tuesday. <\/p>\n
"Al spent his life on a journey of discovery, and not just self-discovery," said Phil Kniss, Park View Mennonite’s pastor. "He was on a larger mission for all of humanity." <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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