Dr. Tom O'Keefe, Curator's Professor emeritus of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, passed away April 13 in Rolla. O'Keefe earned his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in Rolla and worked at the university for 34 years. He reitred in 1999.

“Unofficially, dad never retired," says Dr. Matt O'Keefe, who has followed in his father's footsteps at Missouri S&T. "He was still doing research and a lot of it was with me.”

You can read about one of those research efforts here.

Also, there's a nice piece in today's RDN about Matt's dad.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla (with a prayer service beginning at 5 p.m.). The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 17, at St. Patrick Church in Rolla.