On the night of what would have been his 70th birthday, there will be a celebration of the life of Jeffrey Keahon 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 in the Pearl River High School Auditorium.
Keahon, known for his humanitarian contributions in and beyond his Pearl River home and Rockland County, passed away Sept. 18.
Organizers of the celebration are asking that participants "follow his lead" by bringing a donation to the charity of their choice. The donations will be collected prior to the service and delivered to the organization the person chooses. Donations to the organization of a participant's choice can also be mailed to Celebration of Jeffrey Keahon, PO Box 282, Pearl River, NY 10965. Those will also be forwarded to the chosen charity.
Keahon served as president of the Historical Society of Rockland County and as a member of the American Revolutionary Roundtable. He was on the Jawonio Board of Directors, serving terms as president of its boards in New York and New Jersey. He was also a past president of the Rotary Club of Pearl River and held the post of President for Rotary International District 7210, which includes 66 communities in eight counties.
The long list of organizations Keahon held leadership positions with also includes the Nyack Hospital Foundation, Keep Rockland Beautiful, Rockland YMCA, Hi-Tor Animal Care Center, Nami-Familya, Friends of the Orangetown Museum, the Rockland Community Foundation and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
He won awards including the Philanthropist of the Year from the Rockland Development Council, Friends Award from Jawonio, the Joseph B. Bernstein Award from the Mental Health Association, The Distinguished Citizen Award from the Association for the Visually Impaired and the Rockland Leaders Award for the Arthritis Foundation.
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