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More than 500 people gathered at Canadian Tire Centre Tuesday to pay their final respects and celebrate the life of Max Keeping.
The beloved longtime news anchor and community leader was remembered in the noon-hour service by family members and such public figures as Rabbi Reuven Bulka, Mayor Jim Watson and master of ceremonies and TSN broadcaster James Duthie. The audience, meanwhile, comprised a cross-section of those whose lives were in one way or another touched by Keeping: family, friends and colleagues, to be sure, but also many people who only met Keeping through his nightly newscasts and appearances at public functions.
And no matter on which side of the microphone people sat, they all shared a similar remembrance of the civic-minded newscaster and philanthropist who, to quote the lapel buttons sported by many throughout the arena, lived life to the max.
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“He was such a friend of the Pontiac, the rural community, and that made all the difference,” said one such audience member, Betty Kennedy, who grew up in Quyon and watched Keeping deliver the six o’clock news each night. “He made people feel that they were part of a larger community. He was an example of how we should all live our lives, of how we should get involved, how we should love, how we should take people in who need help.”
VIP guests included Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and players Chris Phillips, Erik Karlsson, Chris Neil, Kyle Turris, Milan Michalek and former Sens captain Daniel Alfredsson, as well as numerous media personalities, including Craig Oliver and Lloyd Robertson.
In describing Keeping, Duthie drew a comparison to Alfie, who for years was the face of Ottawa’s hockey franchise. Keeping, Duthie remarked, was the face of Ottawa’s community.
“I was happy to look up to and learn from Max,” said Alfredsson. “It’s a different thing to be the community’s franchise player. It’s a big statement, and one that fit him perfectly.
“I looked at him as a first-class citizen and a great role model for everybody. He attended a lot of events and did it every time with a big smile. He built people up.”
bdeachman@ottawacitizen.com
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The beloved longtime news anchor and community leader was remembered in the noon-hour service by family members and such public figures as Rabbi Reuven Bulka, Mayor Jim Watson and master of ceremonies and TSN broadcaster James Duthie. The audience, meanwhile, comprised a cross-section of those whose lives were in one way or another touched by Keeping: family, friends and colleagues, to be sure, but also many people who only met Keeping through his nightly newscasts and appearances at public functions.
And no matter on which side of the microphone people sat, they all shared a similar remembrance of the civic-minded newscaster and philanthropist who, to quote the lapel buttons sported by many throughout the arena, lived life to the max.
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“He was such a friend of the Pontiac, the rural community, and that made all the difference,” said one such audience member, Betty Kennedy, who grew up in Quyon and watched Keeping deliver the six o’clock news each night. “He made people feel that they were part of a larger community. He was an example of how we should all live our lives, of how we should get involved, how we should love, how we should take people in who need help.”
VIP guests included Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and players Chris Phillips, Erik Karlsson, Chris Neil, Kyle Turris, Milan Michalek and former Sens captain Daniel Alfredsson, as well as numerous media personalities, including Craig Oliver and Lloyd Robertson.
In describing Keeping, Duthie drew a comparison to Alfie, who for years was the face of Ottawa’s hockey franchise. Keeping, Duthie remarked, was the face of Ottawa’s community.
“I was happy to look up to and learn from Max,” said Alfredsson. “It’s a different thing to be the community’s franchise player. It’s a big statement, and one that fit him perfectly.
“I looked at him as a first-class citizen and a great role model for everybody. He attended a lot of events and did it every time with a big smile. He built people up.”
bdeachman@ottawacitizen.com
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