Preston Keene III

CAMBRIDGE - Preston Keene III, 22, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge.

He was born Aug. 20, 1985 in Cambridge, son of the Eileen Wainwright and Preston Keene Jr. Preston was a graduate of Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Class of 2003, playing basketball and football throughout high school.

Preston was Class President in 2002. His most recent employment was with the City of Cambridge. He was recently sworn in with the U.S. Navy and accepted to prepare to be a member of the elite "Navy Seals.

He became a Christian over two years ago. He was a member of Bethel AME Church.

He was an accomplished young man. He leaves many significant contributions for himself, for his family, his peers, his friends and his community. He was a father, son, brother (raising his younger brother for the past six years) and family members.

Preston is survived by his daughter, Kayla Todd Keene; his mother, Eileen Wainwright Sy; Maissa, with whom he had a special relationshipl; an adopted son, Tamu Dobbins; a sister, Wanda Keene; three brothers, Marqis Farrow, Ormon & Preston Lamar Keene; grandparents, Preston and Vivian Keene, Cordella Wainwright, Victoria Camper, Julia and Shuster Farrow; aunts, Luvenia Nichols (William), Althea Foster, Floretta Williams, Mary Fitzgerald and Mary Jolley Camper; aunts, Marvel Jolley, TyKeisha Camper, Jacqueline Thompson, Charisse McRae, Belinda, LyTonya, Pam and Sharon Lyons and Veverly Batson; uncles, John Lyons, Tony Singletary, Stephen Camper, Lance & Dwayne Farrow; a special cousin, Lisa Keene; special friends, Ke-Ann Todd and LaKeshia Dobbins and a number of other relatives and friends

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Odessa Lyons and Bertha Keene, an aunt, Rozlynn Lyons and Ada Goines, an adopted son, Tany Jackson "Moo."

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Bethel AME Church, 623 Pine St., Cambridge, with a viewing that was held Sunday evening 6-8 pm at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The Henry Funeral Home, PA is handling the arrangements.

Letters of condolence may be sent to www.henryfuneralhomepa.com