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Samuel M. “Sam” Keys Jr.

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[September 20, 2021]  LINCOLN - Samuel M. “Sam” Keys Jr., 73, of Lincoln passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 in his home.

Service:  Sam requested long ago that there be no services or memorials.

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln   

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Samuel M. “Sam” Keys Jr., 73, of Lincoln passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 in his home.

The first son of Sam and Margaret Keys. Sam graduated from LCHS in 1966, then graduated in 1970 from California Institute of Technology (CalTech). He then formed a very successful computer usage system, one of the first to come out of Los Angeles. He was a well-known person in the computer field, giving lectures in the US and Europe. Eventually he decided to sell his business, and move toward a less hectic life than his in LA. He was married and divorced twice but had no children. Eventually, he retired early and moved back to Lincoln.

He loved golf, politics, and technology.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents and a number of aunts and uncles.

Sam is survived by his brother Henson and a number of cousins around central Illinois.

Sam requested long ago that there be no services or memorials.

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