NILE KEESEY 1959 - 1986 STATION AGENT, SENIOR STATION AGENT BFF DEN Nile Keesey had a lung transplant on 10-10. He is doing very well and will be home before the end of the month. After 10 years on oxygen I walked into his room yesterday and he has no oxygen on. -Janet Keesey (10/23/03) I am sorry to send this note. Nile passed away at 4 30 pm on Saturday afternoon. All the family was by his side. He really fought to make his transplant work but he really never had a chance. Services aren't set yet but will be Wed or Thurs at Olingers Highland in Northglenn Co. -Janet Keesey (2/9/04) Posted at the FL Club: DEN station agent Nile Keesey has died. Nile had been fighting health problems for a long time. He died last Saturday, Feb. 7 Frank Monheiser and Mary Pat Simpson passed on this email from Nile's wife: "I am sorry to send this note. Nile passed away at 4 30 pm on Saturday afternoon. All the family was by his side. He really fought to make his transplant work but he really never had a chance. Services aren't set yet but will be Wed or Thu at Olingers Highland inNorthglenn Co. /Janet" Send notes of condolence to Janet and family at jkeesey@iopener.net -Jake Lamkins (2/9/04) Email to Janet: I was sure sorry to hear about your loss, Janet. My heart goes out to you and your family. I worked with Nile a short time in DEN in 1985. He was a great guy. -Jake Lamkins (2/9/04) Please extend my condolences to Janet. We will keep her and the family in our thoughts and prayers. Let me know if there is anything I can do. -Jim Bogan, (2/0/04) Nile's services will be Thur at 12 noon. Olingers Highland at 104th and I 25 in Thornton,Co. -Janet Keesey (2/9/04) KEESEY, NILE R. Nile R. Keesey, 65, of Commerce City. Former employee of Historic Frontier Airlines and United Airlines. Husband of Janet; father of Daniel (Lori) Keesey, Tracy (Mike) Hess, Thomas Keesey; grandfather of five granddaughters. Visitation Wednesday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services Thursday 12 noon. Both at Olinger Highland Mortuary. Burial to follow at Highland Cemetery. Memorial contributions to University of Colorado Hospital, Lung Transplant Program, 4200 E. Ninth Ave. Denver, CO 80262. -Denver Newspaper Agency (2/10/04) It was a very nice service, Nile would be proud. Attached is his Celebration of Life card. -Dwight Brend (2/12/04) While I was in Denver Last week I heard that Nile Keesey a Frontier Agent passed away on Feb 10, 2004. I was told he had a lung transplant and was fighting that for about 3 months. He was 65 years old. You can add him to your More Gone West list. Old Frontier Employee, -Dennis Atenhan (2/16/04) Found two pix at Facebook of Nile and wife Janet. Great pix! I'll post them on Nile's memorial webpage at the Frontier Airlines website. -Jake Lamkins (3/5/10) N R KEESEY Station agent seniority date of 3/28/59, emp# 04857, on the 1/1/86 FL/ALEA seniority list. -Jake Lamkins (3/5/10) Photos of Nile and his ID cards. Pic of Nile, don't know date, might be Scottsbluff. -Janet Keesey (4/10/10) The 8/15/63 through 7/15/66 Sales & Service Personnel Rosters show Nile Keesey, station agent, based in BFF. He is shown on the 6/1/70 DEN Station Seniority List with date of birth 10/13/38. He's also on the 8/9/86 DEN Station Roster as a station agent -Jake Lamkins (4/12/10) Re: Nile pic Yes, this is definitely Scottsbluff. He is standing by the manager's desk. Notice the 2 baggage scales with the microphone on the post in the middle. The rack is holding tickets for passengers to be checked in. Just under the rack and above the scale are slots containing baggage tags. Just beyond the counter is the flight insurance machine. -Marv Johansen (4/12/10) BFF DEN station agent Nile Keesey's widow Janet posted a nice photo recently. I have incorporated it into Nile's memorial webpage. http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Nile_Keesey.html -Jake Lamkins (2/26/12) I had him as a senior in DEN. We worked hard for him cause he was a good guy. We did pull some tricks on him, but he forgave us. :o) -Richard Medinger (2/26/12) I worked with Nile some when I was Relief agent out of BFF to SNY on weekends... had good time there in BFF with him and the crew...many years ago ...!!! -Jerry Bauer (2/26/12)