| Ed Keats | |
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| Birth: | 30 January 1915 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Death: | 2 March 2019 Towson, Maryland, USA |
| Age: | 104 years, 31 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Centenarian | |
Edgar Salo Keats (30 January 1915 – 2 March 2019) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Keats graduated from the USNA in 1935.
Keats was a naval aviator. He was promoted to rear admiral shortly before his retirement in 1958. Following military service, he held civilian positions of leadership in the defense and construction sectors. Late in his life, he won gold medals in the Maryland Senior Olympics. He turned 100 in January 2015. He died on 2 March 2019, at the age of 104 years, 31 days, from complications of a fall.
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Keats (age 20) in 1935.
References[]
- A Salute to Our Oldest Alumni USNA (Archived)
- Fulfilling a Goal Moving to an Independent Living Community Retirement Living Sourcebook (Archived)
- USNA Alumnus Celebrates 100th Birthday LegiStorm, 1 February 2015
- Rear Admiral Edgar Keats, World War II veteran and oldest Naval Academy graduate, dies at 104 Baltimore Sun, 2 March 2019
- Obituary Legacy, 2 March 2019