Keith Lamont Lashley, son of John and Ira Lashley was born September 30, 1946 in Barbados. He was the father of Kia Lashley, loving grandfather of Saryia and great grandfather of Nick.

Keith was the brother of Jeffrey, Elsa, Edwin, Maggie, Mignell, Sandra and the late Velda, Janette, Vance and Carlisle. Uncle of Jackie, Dale, Glen, Allison, Tracy, Jarrod, Sean, Justin and many other nieces and nephews and other relatives. Brother in law of Mark Bowen.

Keith had many friends, too numerous to mention, but he had a special bond with Curtis King.

Keith migrated to Boston in 1979. He worked at Beth Israel Hospital in the dietary department then moving on to be an orderly and then to working for Pitts Company.   He attended Home Builders Institute in 1991 and received certification in Rehab construction.

Keith was well known in Dorchester and Mattapan and especially in the Montserrat community where he enjoyed playing dominoes.

Keith also had a great sense of humor! once he was laying bricks down in Jeffrey's yard, and Jeffrey pointed out an uneven spot to him. His response was "you are trying to intimidate me." Keith also surprised us one day when he showed off his dancing skills of James Brown, as he said Brown was a better dancer than Michael Jackson.

Keith was very caring and funny at times. He was a hard worker and learned masonry with our dad, and when dad became ill and unable to work, Keith stepped forward and took care of the finances of the home. He was also very generous and always provided his nieces and nephews with spending money when they came to visit.

Keith was visited by Jeffrey and I on Friday before his transition. During our visit he inquired about, serval family members, including his mother and he wanted to know how long it has been since our sister Janette passed away. He was always thinking of others.

Keith was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and was treated with chemo and radiation and spent 1 year at BMC before he was transferred for Hospice care at West Newton Health Care where he spent another year before his passing on Monday, November 27, 2023.  As we were leaving him he sat up in bed, made a fist and gave me "the bump".

Keith will be sadly missed but he is in a better place. May God bless his soul.