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Biography
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Keith H. Reed
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A celebration of life
service for
The Rev. Keith H. Reed, 47, was held at noon
Saturday, June 30, 2012 on the deck overlooking
the water at the Harbor Point Sub-division
Clubhouse
off FM 356 east of Trinity.
The Rev. Leroy Brown officiated.
The Rev. Reed died Saturday, May 26,
following a heart attack.
He was born July 27, 1964 in Lake Charles, La.
the fifth of six children born to Landry Joseph
Reed and
Theresa Annabelle Fontenot Reed.
The Rev. Reed attended and graduated from
Westlake High School in May 1983.
He also graduated in the summer of 1985 from
San Jacinto Junior College in Pasadena after
studying transportation and truck driving.
He then went on to drive a
truck for a variety of trucking companies, doing what he loved
to do and at which he excelled.
While working as a
truck driver, he traveled through all 48 contiguous United
States, plus five Canadian provinces.
Keith’s dream of owning his own truck was
realized
in 1996, and he always owned at least one truck
from that point forward.
The Rev. Reed was also a member
of the 356 Volunteer Fire Department.
He married the love of his life, Amanda
on Dec. 17, 1988. She joined him in his truck
and for the next 23 years they traveled the
nation’s highways side by side as a team.
In 1996 they started a home for special needs
cats
called Greater East Texas Compassionate Humane
Animal Rescue Transport and Sanctuary (G.E.T.C.H.A.R.T.S)
which continues to operate to this day.
The Rev. Reed was very passionate about animal
rescue
during and after natural disasters, and trained
and
certified with a variety of animal rescue
groups.
His love of animals led him to complete his
certification for Texas Animal Control Officer
in 1996
His compassion
for fellow humans led him to complete his Certified Nursing
Assistant Certification in October of 2010
and his love of God led him to become an
ordained minister
on September 25, 2010.
The Rev. Reed was known as an outgoing
uplifting person who always had a pleasant
kind word and was quick to grin and laugh.
He loved bright colors, especially tie-dye
shirts.
He loved cruising, having completed more than
30
cruises in his lifetime. He also enjoyed all
types of travel
cooking and listening to audio books while
driving.
He was preceded in death by his parents;his
maternal aunt and uncle, Dorothy and Robert
Vines
Two brothers-in-law, Herbert J. Thibodeaux Sr.
and Charlie Hoffpauir; A nephew, Brennan Kyle
Reed
and a cousin, Ricky Vines.
Survivors include his loving wife, the Rev.
Amanda Reed
four brothers and their spouses, Andy and
Tricia Reed
Randy Reed, Ronald and Paulette Reed and Paul
and Sheila Reed; a sister, Anthonette (Toni) Thibodeaux
Hoffpauir; 12 nieces and nephews; a number of other relatives
and all of his friends and “furry children” in
the sanctuary.
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