I first met Keith in 1982, shortly after I arrived in the US from the UK to start post doctoral studies with Michael Coplan at the University of Maryland, College Park. Keith was a regular visitor to Michael’s lab where they collaborated, analyzing data from various space missions. As I was adjusting to my new life in the US, Keith with his very British accent and customs reminded me of home, yet at the same time helped me to understand some of the different ways things worked here. A few years later, I had the privilege of coming to work with Keith at Goddard. I was impressed with the grasp he had of all that was involved in space missions, from the initial idea, to design and development of the instruments, to launch, analysis and publication of the data.
I was always amazed how Keith knew and understood much about many different subjects, not just science, but everyday things including hobbies like woodworking, and ongoing events taking place in the world. After visits back to the UK, my father often made sure I brought a copy of a UK newspaper for the British guy I worked with.
As others have said, Keith was a great story teller, he was kind and generous and looked out for all of us who were working with him. His presence at Goddard is greatly missed.
The photo below from ~1993 at Goddard, showing Keith and colleague Al Lazarous, taken during testing of one of the instruments that is still flying on the WIND spacecraft.