Just saw this in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. DailyKos user Keith Pickering has died. I didn’t know him personally but he was an active member of the DKos community and the local DFL party. According to the short article, he and his wife were both killed in a single-car crash on Sunday.
I haven’t seen an obituary published yet so I don’t know anything about funeral arrangments. Perhaps someone here who knows his family can provide more details.
According to his profile he had many followers that I thought would like to know.
Thursday, Nov 9, 2017 · 6:40:06 PM +00:00 · glynis
Keith’s sister Nancy has posted in the comments. I’m updating so all may see them:
Hello to all. I am Nancy Pickering, Keith’s sister. I live about 4 miles from him in Watertown, MN. I’ve been subscribed to the Rec List emails for several years, but did not previously get a login persona to post comments or diaries, until now. I want to thank Glynis for the initial post and for all the kind words posted here. I recognize many usernames I’ve seen many times before. Like many of you, I’ve often been pleased and proud seeing when he had posted another diary.
Yes, the articles about the crash are about the same Keith Pickering who often posts here. We are not related to the person named Ashley Pickering pictured on this thread. Keith and his wife lived on acreage just outside of town, where his wife Nath previously raised horses. Keith was always admired for his intelligence and care and concern for his wife, who was considerably older, but they were married for 35 years. They had no children together, although his wife has daughters. Keith and I have another brother who lives in Texas; I am his only next of kin in Minnesota. No funeral plans have yet been set. We’re still trying to determine how the crash happened, but it was dark on an unfamiliar road. They could have been on the way to visit someone, but we just don’t know.