RAYMOND S. KEYES, CDR, USN
Raymond Keyes '01
Lucky Bag
From the 1901 Lucky Bag:
Keyes, Raymond Stedman
Barnesville, Ohio
"Pop," "Daddy." "Boer."
Fat, natural, and healthy. Wears an expression of extreme self-satisfaction for lack of anything better. Good friend to all in authority. Never known to read over a lesson. When in society wears a seraphic smile worthy of "Cherub." Shaves every two weeks if going to a hop. Knows everybody and everything worth knowing. No one else entitled to an opinion. Temper, easy-going; walk, that of a true sailor; occupation, anything but boning. Smokes when caught. Plays when not caught.
Buzzard, Base-ball (3, 2); Night-owls (almost); Y. M. C. A. (almost).
Keyes, Raymond Stedman
Barnesville, Ohio
"Pop," "Daddy." "Boer."
Fat, natural, and healthy. Wears an expression of extreme self-satisfaction for lack of anything better. Good friend to all in authority. Never known to read over a lesson. When in society wears a seraphic smile worthy of "Cherub." Shaves every two weeks if going to a hop. Knows everybody and everything worth knowing. No one else entitled to an opinion. Temper, easy-going; walk, that of a true sailor; occupation, anything but boning. Smokes when caught. Plays when not caught.
Buzzard, Base-ball (3, 2); Night-owls (almost); Y. M. C. A. (almost).
Loss
Raymond "died suddenly on January 12, 1919." He was commanding officer of USS Vestal at the time.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
He was at the Golf and Country Club at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, when he suffered an attack of indigestion. He died shortly thereafter. He was survived by his wife Helen Hammond. They were married on September 15, 1901, and they had two sons, Raymond Jr. and Jack. Raymond’s father John was a preacher. His mother was Blanche, brother Paul, and sisters Laura, Edith, and Lucile. Raymond’s parents and sisters Laura and Lucille are buried in Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
He is buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery.
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