Remembering Emmet B. Keeffe, MD

August 25, 2011

April 12, 1942–Aug. 8, 2011

Emmet, a third generation San Franciscan, attended St. Ignatius High School, University of San Francisco (USF) and Creighton Medical School. He died peacefully, after a sudden illness, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife, Melenie; children, Emmet III (Deborah), Brian (Kristin) and Meghan (Simon); eight grandsons, Emmet IV, Mason, Miles, Ellis, Finley, Gilbert, Oscar and Louis; and sisters, Lorelle Goold and Sharon Keeffe. Emmet was a kind and gentle man — an extraordinary husband, father and friend who cared deeply about all of the people in his life. He was also a world-renowned hepatologist and will be dearly missed by his friends, colleagues, residents, fellows, students and patients at Oregon Health & Science University; the University of California, San Francisco; California Pacific Medical Center; and Stanford.

A private burial will be held and a celebration of his life will take place in San Francisco at St. Ignatius Church, Sept. 16, 2011, 10 a.m., immediately followed by a reception at USF’s Fromm Hall located directly behind the church (parking will be available in the lower level of the Koret Center). In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Emmet B. Keeffe Scholarship Fund at USF, the AGA Research Foundation Emmet B. Keeffe Liver Fellowship Fund or a charity of your choice.

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