SILVERHILL, Alabama — Keith A. Kanne, a longtime educator and a fixture in the Central Baldwin Community, died Thursday, Jan. 17 after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.Born in Frederic, …
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SILVERHILL, Alabama — Keith A. Kanne, a longtime educator and a fixture in the Central Baldwin Community, died Thursday, Jan. 17 after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.
Born in Frederic, Wisconsin, in 1953, Kanne moved with his family to Silverhill in 1958. He and his wife, Diane, were married in 1976 and had one daughter, Stephanie; and three grandchildren, Drew, Abbie and Isaiah Hedden.
His teaching career was spent largely at his alma mater, Robertsdale High School. Loved by students and teachers alike, he became a technology facilitator for Baldwin County Public Schools in 1998, then retired in 2008.
“He was a remarkable teacher and a remarkable person,” said RHS Principal Joe Sharp, who knew Kanne, both as a student at RHS, and as a colleague. “He was well-loved here at RHS and in the community. I know when I made the announcement, there were a lot of teachers that worked with him that are still here who were affected by his passing. He was well-loved and well-respected by students and teachers alike.”
His interests were many and varied, including computers and technology, railroad motorcars, auto racing, photography, travel with family, weather watching and Southern gospel music.