Arthur D. Keefe

KEEFE. Arthur D. Arthur D. Keefe, M.D., 84, husband of the late Jean Malone Keefe, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully at his home in West Hartford on Friday, November 9, 2007. Born in Hartford, the son of the late Thomas A. and Margaret Dillon Keefe, he made his home in West Hartford for over 50 years. Dr. Keefe grew up in Hartford and attended Bulkeley High School, graduated from Trinity College in 1947 and New York Medical College in 1952. Dr. Keefe interned at St. Francis Hospital and served his residency at Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, PA. Upon completing his residency, he returned to West Hartford where he began his long career in family medicine. He started his private practice in West Hartford in 1954 and in 1967 became an emergency room physician at St. Francis Hospital until 1972. He returned to private practice in East Hartford in 1972 and continued in this field until his death still operating a practice in Bloomfield. While in private practice he was affiliated with St. Francis Hospital, Hartford Hospital and The University of Connecticut Medical School. Art was past president of the Hartford County Medical Assoc, past president of the Connecticut Academy of Family Practice, a member of the American Academy of Family Practice, was a lifetime member of the American Medical Assoc, was a member of the Connecticut Medical Assoc, and was certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He served in the US Army during World War II in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan, and was a communicant of The Church of St. Timothy, West Hartford. In addition to his life long love of family medicine, he was also devoted to his wife, his children, and his grandchildren. He is survived by his five children and their spouses; Brian T. Keefe M.D. and his wife Melissa of Albany, GA, Robert A. Keefe and his wife Cynthia of Belmont, MA, David M. Keefe and his wife Michelle of UT, Patricia A. Safner and her husband Vincent of South Windsor, Timothy A. O?Keefe and his wife Catherine of Westfield, MA; 11 grandchildren, Andrew, Thomas, Kevin, Jennifer, Christina, Tara, Melanie, Kelly, Eryn, Ryan, Victoria; and his sister Margaret A. Keefe of West Hartford. He was predeceased by his sister Mary Griffin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10a.m. at the Church of St. Timothy 1116 North Main St. West Hartford. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours are Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, Donations in his memory may be made to Church of St. Timothy 1116 North Main St., West Hartford, CT 06117. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Arthur D. Keefe

October 13, 1923 - November 9, 2007