Obituary for Richard M. Keil
Richard M. Keil, 73, of Ocean Township, died on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Mr. Keil had a successful career as a father.
Mr. Keil was born in Newark and lived in Linden before moving to Ocean Township in 1975.
Mr. Keil earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law, his Master of Law degree from New York University School of Law and his PhD in Business Ethics from University of Minnesota. After law school, he was awarded a Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship. He was an Editor of The Rutgers Law Review. He began his career as a judicial law clerk to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court and was a career criminal defense trial attorney.
Mr. Keil was a member of the New Jersey and District of Columbia Bar, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Monmouth Bar Association. He was a Trustee of the Monmouth Bar Association for twenty years and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc. and Chair of the Monmouth Legal Aid Society. Early in his career he was a volunteer writer for the ACLU Journal. He received an award from the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court for his legal representation of indigents. He was a decade’s long Board Member of Monmouth Cares, the County’s largest wraparound social services agency for children and young adults. He will be remembered for his personal legal wisdom, mentoring and generosity, as well as his independence and dedication to his clients and his unwavering integrity. His legal advice was a beacon of light to other attorneys and his clients.
He had a generous heart, calm demeanor and a subtle wit. He believed that injustice and bigotry were wrong. He represented the strong and the weak, but he never represented the strong against the weak. He was a devoted supporter of the LGBTQ Community and Black Lives Matter.
He most enjoyed being a volunteer cook at the St. James and St. Luke’s Food Kitchens in Long Branch.
Richard loved his family.
He was predeceased by his parents, Sigmund S. Keil, MD and Anne F. Keil and his beloved bride, Kathleen R. Keil.
Surviving are his two daughters, Stephanie S. and Samantha R., his grandson, Damian A. Keil and a brother and sister-in-law, Allan R. Keil and Leslie Keil.
Services will be private by the Fiore Funeral Home, Oakhurst. The Monmouth Bar Association will hold a memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bradley Food Pantry, 605 4th Avenue, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720 or St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Food Kitchen, 535 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740. For condolences, please visit www.fiorefuneralhomes.com.
Mr. Keil was born in Newark and lived in Linden before moving to Ocean Township in 1975.
Mr. Keil earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law, his Master of Law degree from New York University School of Law and his PhD in Business Ethics from University of Minnesota. After law school, he was awarded a Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship. He was an Editor of The Rutgers Law Review. He began his career as a judicial law clerk to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court and was a career criminal defense trial attorney.
Mr. Keil was a member of the New Jersey and District of Columbia Bar, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Monmouth Bar Association. He was a Trustee of the Monmouth Bar Association for twenty years and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc. and Chair of the Monmouth Legal Aid Society. Early in his career he was a volunteer writer for the ACLU Journal. He received an award from the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court for his legal representation of indigents. He was a decade’s long Board Member of Monmouth Cares, the County’s largest wraparound social services agency for children and young adults. He will be remembered for his personal legal wisdom, mentoring and generosity, as well as his independence and dedication to his clients and his unwavering integrity. His legal advice was a beacon of light to other attorneys and his clients.
He had a generous heart, calm demeanor and a subtle wit. He believed that injustice and bigotry were wrong. He represented the strong and the weak, but he never represented the strong against the weak. He was a devoted supporter of the LGBTQ Community and Black Lives Matter.
He most enjoyed being a volunteer cook at the St. James and St. Luke’s Food Kitchens in Long Branch.
Richard loved his family.
He was predeceased by his parents, Sigmund S. Keil, MD and Anne F. Keil and his beloved bride, Kathleen R. Keil.
Surviving are his two daughters, Stephanie S. and Samantha R., his grandson, Damian A. Keil and a brother and sister-in-law, Allan R. Keil and Leslie Keil.
Services will be private by the Fiore Funeral Home, Oakhurst. The Monmouth Bar Association will hold a memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bradley Food Pantry, 605 4th Avenue, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720 or St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Food Kitchen, 535 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740. For condolences, please visit www.fiorefuneralhomes.com.