Classification of Rotarian Keith
Keith was born in England.
Keith intended to be a teacher with his wife Eleanor and the two of them had ideas of working as a team in the north or other hard to get to places. However, the summer before he started Teachers College, he had a summer job in Toronto with kids. He had about 20 boys ages 4 to 8 that he would pick up in the morning. With this experience he realized he did not want to be a teacher. He found the experience frustrating to the point when he once got the axe down from the front of the bus he was driving.
So instead of going to Teachers College, he became a curator of Enoch free school that was affiliated / connected to an Anglican Church. One day while having lunch with local Anglican Priest, Keith told the Priest he once thought of being a minister.
At this time Keith was married and any decision he made would need Eleanor's approval as it would significantly affect her. He also had to answer the question; What does God want?
In the Anglican church, the answer to that question is not easily answered. There is an extensive and rigorous process to follow.
Keith was ordained in 1982. It is not an easy job, certainly not just an hour on Sunday's.
In 1983, Keith's first Parish was in Brighton. To come to Brighton there was a significant interplay between Keith, the congregation and the Bishop. Keith was in Brighton 4 years before moving to Quebec's Eastern Townships for 9 years. He was then in New Brunswick near St. John for almost 3 years before going to the Cathedral in Fredericton where he was Dean for 14 years. He has been back in Brighton for 4 years.
He was in Fredericton for a long as he was because the time worked well for Eleanor's teaching career. She was able to complete her Masters and she had a good job.
Keith and Eleanor met at the University of Toronto. Keith obtained a degree in Music. When they were married he had long hair and a beard.
Back to the beginning, Keith was born in England. His parents were missionaries. As a babe, they emigrated to Canada, but then went to Lebanon where he went to school from ages 4 to 10. He went to an Arab school, speaking arabic.
He came back to Canada and spent about a year in both Saskatoon and Winnigeg, then to the United Arab Emirates. While his family was in the UAE Keith went to boarding school in India. Then back to Toronto, then Lebanon again and finally finishing high school in Saskatoon.
So he isn't sure where he is from.