Who is Keith?

This is Keith. Keith was my big brother, well he will always be my big brother. However, he has a different view these days, he is a guiding hand from above. My big brother has turned into my guardian angel. This picture was taken less than an hour before Keith was taken from us entirely too soon. Keith was participating in a live burn exercise with his volunteer fire department. He was a Lieutenant in the fire department, and had ran with them for 23 years. He was only 38 years young when his heart stopped. September 25, 2011 my entire world shifted. There are 11 years between Keith and I, so we didn't necessarily grow up together, but he was my big brother and my hero. I'm having a hard time dealing with the thought that he is really gone, and sometimes I find it easier to write things down. You may have known Keith, you may not have known Keith...but through this I will begin to grieve, find peace, re-live memories, share stories and probably write letters to him, thus the Dear Keith title. There are times I want to share things with him and I can't do that anymore...so I will come here to put my thoughts. This is more for me, but if I find readers along the way, welcome to the roller coaster. There are days of memories and laughter...then there are days of future thoughts and tears...then there are days of ugly cries. Each day is a challenge to tackle, some are good days and some are bad days.

Photo Credit: Glenn Usdin