ACCE News
Keith Kafer, CCE - ACCE Honorary Member Passes Away
Alexandria, VA -
Long-time chamber executive and ACCE Honorary Member, Keith B. Kafer, CCE died suddenly on Saturday, June 7, 2008, while at a family gathering in Burlington, Iowa.
He was the executive vice president of the Chamber of Commerce in Audubon, Iowa for three years. Keith then served as executive vice president of the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce for 33 years -- retiring in 1985. In 2001, Keither was named an Honorary Member of ACCE.
In recent years, Keith was a consultant for the Woods Quality Center, which is affiliated with Kirkwood Community College and The Grant Wood Area Education Agency. He also volunteered for SCORE business consulting and mentoring in Iowa City.
Keith is survived by his wife Marty and their five children: Jim Kafer (Joyce) of Geneva, Illinois and their children, Mary Kate and Jay, Anne Lannon (John) of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Anita Kafer of Coralville, and her children Seth and Zachary (Samantha) and their daughter Annabelle, Elizabeth Kafer (Rick Putnam) of Colchester, Vermont and John Kafer (Darcy) of North Liberty and their children Isabelle and Logan.
To read his complete obituary, click here.
Source: ACCE
Publication Date: June 11, 2008