Deputy Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. John Keith died in Naples after surgery

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Navy chaplain Keith remembered in Naples

Navy chaplain in Naples dies following surgery
Stars and Stripes
By Steven Beardsley
Published: March 24, 2014

NAPLES, Italy — A Navy chaplain assigned to Naples died over the weekend following complications from surgery.

Deputy Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) John Keith, 49, of Irvine, Calif., was a familiar face in the small military community. He led a Protestant church service every Sunday, Bible studies and the occasional memorial service.

“He is very well-known and well-loved by the community, and he’s leaving a huge hole here for us,” base Chaplain (Cmdr.) Manuel Biadog said. “The folks are just completely overwhelmed, shocked. At yesterday’s service there was no dry eye there.”

Keith died early Saturday in an Italian hospital in Castel Volturno after being transferred from the nearby Naval hospital in Gricignano where he had arrived Friday night complaining of pain, according to several officials on the base.
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