O. Keith Jefferson Obituary (1930 - 2017)

O. Keith Jefferson Went home to the Lord on Oct. 16. The son of Ollie & Amy Jefferson, Keith's family spent his first years in Superior, WY, before moving to Bremerton to support the shipyard war effort. Keith became an avid basketball player at West Bremerton H.S. basketball. Majoring in math at the UW and playing varsity basketball, Keith was an accomplished "southpaw" guard and enjoyed a full varsity career for the Huskies before graduating and being commissioned into U.S. Navy in 1952. Keith married his high school sweetheart Patricia and served for three years as an aviation ordnance officer during the Korean conflict. Following his service, Keith began his engineering career at Boeing Aerospace and he and Pat started their family of four. He earned his Master's in Systems Management from USC, and started his own consulting business. Keith's faith led him to serving high schoolers in the Young Life ministry for many years, founding and leading the Bothell Young Life. Always active and full of cheer, Keith was the quintessential "happy Swede" and enjoyed spreading Christ's love and joy even up to his last days. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; sister, Donna; and his four children, Laurie, Debbie, Pam, and Jeff; seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Memorial Service will be held Thursday, December 28th, at 1:00 PM at First Free Methodist Church, 3200 3rd Ave. W., Seattle, 98119. Hoffner Fisher & Harvey Guestbook at harveyfuneral.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of O. Keith Jefferson, please click here to visit our sympathy store.