Walt Keeshen

Background

Keeshen, Walt was born on March 2, 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Walt and Zula (Wright) Keeshen.

Education

Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1948-1953.

Career

Press photographer, San Fernando Valley Times, North Hollywood, California, 1948-1951; reporter, San Fernando Valley Times, North Hollywood, California, 1951-1953; aviation writer, San Fernando Valley Times, North Hollywood, California, 1955-1958; editor, Western Aviation Missiles and Space Magazine, Los Angeles, 1958-1961; aerospace information representative western region, data processing division, International Business Machines Corporation, Los Angeles, 1961-1992; aerospace information representative western region, data processing division, International Business Machines Corporation, 1961-1963; information manager advanced systems development laboratory, International Business Machines Corporation, Los Gatos, California, 1963-1965; manager committee advanced systems development division, International Business Machines Corporation, Rye, New York, 1965-1971; committee manager Poughkeepsie (New York) development laboratory, International Business Machines Corporation, White Plains, New York, 1971-1972; manager committee system development division, International Business Machines Corporation, White Plains, New York, 1972-1976; manager committee committee products division, International Business Machines Corporation, White Plains, California, 1976-1981, 81-83; director committee general products division, International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California, 1983-1987; manager western community committee news bureau, International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, New York, 1987-1989; manager committee northwest area United States marketing & services division, International Business Machines Corporation, San Francisco, 1989-1991; program manager media relations systems storage division, International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California, 1991-1992. Public relations consultant Keeshen Comm., Coyote, California, since 1992.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1955. Member National Association Watch and Clock Collectors.

Interests

• Avocations: book collecting, photography, computing, gardening, horology.

Connections

Married Janice Faye Wright, August 4, 1951 (divorced June 1976). Children: Michael Patrick, Walt III, Kathleen Marie Keeshen Nolan, William Thomas, Ralph Timothy. Married Kathleen Kearney, June18, 1977.

1 stepchild, John Christopher Day.

Father:

Walt Keeshen

Mother:

Zula (Wright) Keeshen

Spouse:

Janice Faye Wright

Spouse:

Kathleen Kearney

child:

Michael Patrick Keeshen

child:

William Thomas Keeshen

child:

Walt III Keeshen

child:

Kathleen Marie Keeshen Nolan Keeshen

child:

Ralph Timothy Keeshen