In Loving Memory of Christopher Keating

Beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, son, teacher, colleague, and dear friend to all, Christopher Timothy Keating passed away suddenly on December 31, 2023. He was 53.

To know Chris was to love him and be loved in return. He was larger than life: a giant, joyful force for all that is goofy and good in the world.

As the youngest of 10 children, Chris was the baby brother of a large, close-knit family. He was a passionate and dedicated theatermaker—a longtime Stagehand for Cirque du Soleil and a carpenter at the Orlando Shakespeare festival—as well as a gifted educator and much-loved Boy Scout troop leader.

It’s impossible to describe the depths of our family’s devastation at Chris’s sudden death and loss from our lives. Hilarious, giving, brilliant and kind, with a razor-sharp wit and the uncanny ability to lift the mood in any room, Chris was love and light personified.

Chris’s wife Laura and their twin boys, Kevin and Aidan—his greatest loves—face crushing emotional and financial burdens in the aftermath of their profound loss. Funds raised here will directly support Chris’s family with arranging funeral and burial expenses, as well as alleviate immediate monetary pressures in the wake of this overwhelming tragedy.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 27th at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, 4545 Anderson Rd, Orlando, 32812. There will be a gathering to follow at Conway United Methodist Church, 3401 S Conway Road, Orlando, 32812. Guests are encouraged to wear a pair of silly socks to keep things a little silly in the spirit of Chris. Thank you so much for your generosity and grace at such a heartbreaking time.

This fundraiser is organized by The Keating Family on behalf of Laura, Kevin and Aidan.