Stephen E. Kegg

Stephen E. Kegg, 73, died March 16, 2019, at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis after a brief illness. He was born March 20, 1945, the first child of the late Jacob Cedric Kegg and Marguerite Barker Kegg. He is survived by his brother, Roger Alan Kegg, and sister-in-law, Gayle Kegg, Martinsville, IN; nephew Brian Kegg and Kate Kegg, Portland, OR; nephew Christopher Kegg and Shalon Kegg and twin great-nephews Walter and Wesley Kegg, St. Louis, MO. He is also survived by Suzanne Graham, his loving companion and caregiver, and his senior rescue cats Skipper and Squeaky.

Steve attended IPS #86 and graduated from Shortridge High School, Class of 1963, where he participated in baseball, Junior Vaudeville, and Corpse Club and later served on class reunion committees. He studied sales and marketing at Indiana University and received a B.S. degree in business in 1969. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He maintained many life-long friendships with elementary and high school buddies.

He was a high-level tennis player-known especially for his serve-for 40 years at Indianapolis Racquet Club. He owned BMW motorcycles and enjoyed long-distance trips to Grand Canyon and Glacier national parks and other western destinations, as well as day trips to Brown County, Bloomington and Parke County, among other Indiana locales. In 1980, he signed up for a Beach's Motorcycle Tours trip to Germany, Austria and other Alpine destinations. In later years, he enjoyed bicycle trips around Indianapolis with friends. He and Suzanne enjoyed many wonderful trips to New England, especially Cape Cod, which he referred to as "the Cod." One of his favorite places was the Portland Head Light in Maine.

After college, he sold for Florsheim Shoes and Scott Paper Co. in Chicago and managed the Glendale Florsheim Shoe Store in the early 1970s. In the 1980s, he sold forklift trucks for LPM, Inc. After retirement, he started a small dog-walking business-The Pet Project. He had a soft heart for all animals, and Mugsy and a variety of other dogs and cats called him their "human."

He was known for his sense of humor, his sartorial savvy, and his love of big band music, jazz, ballads of the 1940s, Frank Sinatra (especially the early years), Bill Evans, Diana Krall, Joe Williams, Gary Burton, Dave Brubeck, Manhattan Transfer, and Blossom Dearie, among others. Photography was a long-time pursuit, and his photo subjects included everything from friends' weddings to the Indianapolis 500. No services planned at this time. Memorial donations may be made to the Indianapolis Humane Society or the Alzheimer's Association.