James Haveman

One of the joys of High School was meeting kids from other schools. I got to know Craig and Keith Bart and we  became fast friends. I was a skinny kid and when we were out and the upper classman tried any shenanigans with us , I would just say," mess with us/me and you mess with the Bart twins." It worked every time! Over the past several years Keith and I would have lunch twice a year at his office away from home- Parera bread at 28th and Kraft. We would talk about our families, golf, life, the past, sales, faith and politics. We had differences in politics but it never got in the way of our friendship. Keith's path in life was circuitous. He had increased chronic health issues that were limiting his activity. He gave a lot of credit to his wife Lynda and his kids for being part of his journey. I never once heard him complain. His faith in God was so strong and he testified to it often. My sympathy to Lynda, his kids and grandchildren. As his obiturary says, as he crossed throught the gates of Heaven he was high-fiving his twin brother Craig!  The Bart's live on!  Jim Haveman