My Grandpa, Keen W. Buss, RIP

Keen W. Buss October 20, 1918 - June 2, 2009
Keen W. Buss, 90, of Boalsburg, died peacefully
at home on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Keen, the
son of Benjamin and Marie Buss, was born on
October 20, Easton, Pennsylvania in 1918.
He graduated from Easton High School in 1937.
Keen served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
WW II. In 1949, he married Charlotte Mattern
of Allentown. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte
Buss; three daughters: Kerry Kline, Pine Grove
Mills, PA; Renna Shaffer (Matthew), Newtown
Square, PA; and Kathy Swirtz. He is also
survived by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Keen
graduated from Penn State in 1952. During his purpose-driven life he
was employed by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission for 18 years
as a Fisheries Biologist, Director of Research at the Benner Springs
Fisheries Research Station and then as Chief of the Division of Fisheries.
Keen regularly published papers on fish culture, gaining international
notoriety among fish culturists. He was also instrumental in developing
the hybrid palomino trout. After retiring from the Pennsylvania Fish
Commission he was employed as Vice President for Marine Protein, a
Madison Avenue Corporation dedicated to commercially rearing fish
in silos for the purpose of feeding the protein-hungry countries around
the world. While employed by Marine Protein, many of his ideas were
patented - silos to raise a bountiful supply of fish to help feed the world.
He also worked as a Fish Culture Consultant in the U.S. and abroad.
He completed his business-related work at Mansfield State University
where he was recruited to develop and teach the Fish Culture Degree
Program. In 1990 he was inducted into the American Fisheries Society
Fish Culture Hall of Fame. Keen's favorite hobbies were hunting, fishing,
backpacking, collecting fishing tackle, photography and travel. He hunted
and fished the West for over 35 years and also presented slide shows of
these trips to many local clubs. He was a member of the State College
Slide Club and was also recognized for his meritorious support to the
Lions Club of Pennsylvania. At age 80 he qualified as a member of the
"Over the Hill Gang" who met annually to ski in Vail, Colorado. A special
and heartfelt thank you to Keen's friends, neighbors and loving care-
givers, and to his daughter, Kathy, for her devoted love and care during
his final days. Friends will be received at the Koch Funeral Home,
Saturday, June 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. followed by thefuneral
service at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Brent Book. Burial will be at the Zion
Lutheran Church Cemetery in Boalsburg. Because of Keen's life-long
dedication to the conservation effort, in lieu of flowers, contributions
may be made to one of his favorite organizations, DUCKS UN-
LIMITED, Inc., One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120.