Keith Lyle May Obituary (1962 - 2015)

Keith Lyle May, 52, of Normal, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at his home surrounded with love after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma.His funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in Normal with Rev. Dr. Don Jackson and Rev. Kim Burke officiating. Burial will be in Pike Township Cemetery, rural Graymont. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2015 at Carmody Flynn Funeral Home in Bloomington.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tylers college fund, the Community Cancer Center, and First United Methodist Church.Keith was born September 7th, 1962 in Barstow, California, son of Lyle Skip and Lois Bianchi May. He married Julie Bertsche on August 8th, 1987.He is survived by his sons, Matthew (Jennifer), Chicago, Nathan, Washington DC, and Tyler, Normal, both parents, his wife, brothers Randy (Julie) and Michael (Diane), and a wealth of extended family.Keith graduated Minonk-Dana-Rutland High School in 1980. He then graduated from Illinois Central College. He worked at Mitsubishi Motors in Normal for 27 years managing logistics. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. His hobbies included passionately following sports from the Chicago Cubs to the local high schools. In the summer, you could often find him on the diamond with his sons. He was a proud University High School parent who sacrificed to put his 3 sons through college. Since being diagnosed in 2008 with Multiple Myeloma, he was an advocate for both research and awareness. Keith loved spending time with family and friends and faced life with a positive attitude every day. He beat cancer with how he lived life daily.The family would like to thank Dr. William Ray, Dr. John Migas, and the nurses and staff at the Community Cancer Center and at Advocate BroMenn