Donna Keane

My beautiful wife and best friend, Donna Keane, has passed after more than 51 years of marriage. She was born in 1949 to Anthony and Amelia Trumpaitis in Worcester, Massachusetts. She met her future husband and plunged into her new future, becoming the greatest thing to happen to him. Donna was a friend to anyone that entered her life, with her very easy-going personality making many friends over her lifetime. She very much enjoyed many interests throughout her life, including taking part in local softball games, basketball, soccer, golf, and kayaking down rivers. She traveled all over the United States and the width of Canada with her husband Mike and their motorcycle sidecars, seeing the world and meeting so many great people.

She continued to meet lasting friends when working for Jostens in Santa Barbara and for the University of California-Santa Barbara. She made many friends by just sitting on her Santa Barbara Street porch and waving and talking to the people just passing by. She was one of those caring people that others would always remember as a special gift to their day.

For ten years, Dementia slowly overcame her mind and body, but her beautiful soul and spirit never wavered. Please remember that friendships and smiles are very important parts of life. That is what she would have wanted for all. She was pre-deceased by her parents and brother, John Trumpaitis. She is survived by her husband, Michael Keane, and her sisters, Deborah Gonzales and Marci Henault.

So much appreciation is offered to the Alzheimer’s Association and Friendship Center. Thank you for being there for Donna and so many others.