Obituaries
Home: West Jordan, Utah
Death Date: February 6, 2010
Birthdate: September 8, 1970
Place Of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah
Derrick Frank Keller
1970 – 2010
Our beloved son and brother succumbed to 5 years of chronic pain and suffering related to IBS and incident causes. He was born September 8th, 1970, in Salt Lake and died on February 6th, 2010, in West Jordan.
Derrick attended Cottonwood HS, Utah State and SLCC and graduated as a registered nurse. After graduation he worked as a nurse in Moab, for Home Health, in SLC, Cottonwood Hospital in the ER, and for several years for IHC in the ICU, and at LDS Hospital in the CCU. Before becoming ill he had worked on LifeFlight, which had always been his dream job. During summers he fought fires in Idaho and Montana and was a member of the “Darby Hotshots”.
He loved the mountains and was an avid “Catch & Release: fly fisherman”. He particularly loved to fish the Provo and Strawberry. We had many good trips to the Gorge and Lake Powell as a family with him. He loved his two Labs and treated them as his family.
Many people worked to help him and his family greatly appreciates all their efforts. We believe Derrick is “tying up a good fly” for the Provo without the pain now.
Derrick is survived by his parents Bob & Joyce Keller of McCall, Id.; two brothers, whom loved him very much, Karl of Salt Lake City and Larry of McCall, Id.
The family will have a private service at a later date.
Donations can be made to the ASPCA via www.ASPCA.org or to the foundation representing the incurable disease of your choice.