Keays, Stanley Kenneth Peacefully on Wednesday, January 29th , 2014 at Lanark Lodge in Perth at 94 years of age. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Truelove) Keays. He was the loving father to Carol Ann (Morris) Smyth, John (Donna) and Donna (Les) Hockey. Dearly loved Grampa to Ron (Danielle) and Rob Smyth, Karen (Ian), Kristen (James), John and Justin (Jill) Keays and Sean and Daniel Hockey. He was born in Perth, Ontario on August 21st, 1919, the son of John Keays of Perth and Charlotte Bowes of Balderson. He married Dorothy Truelove on October14th, 1941. A veteran of World War II, Stan worked as a radio operator with the Royal Canadian Signal Corps, 2nd Armoured Brigade, 3rd Division, 1941 - 1945 in U.K., France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Juno Beach D5. After the war, Stan was employed at the National Research Council in Ottawa as a Technical Officer between 1945 and 1978 in the Radio and Electrical Engineering Division. He was one of the four recipients of the 1959 Brabazon Award (British Institute of Radio Engineers) for developing the Crash Position Indicator, an electronic aid to aircraft search and rescue. Stan and Dot enjoyed a lengthy retirement at their cottage at Bennett Lake. After Dot's passing in 2007, Stan moved first to Stonehaven Retirement Residence in Kanata, and then in 2011 to Lanark Lodge in Perth. Special thanks to personal caregiver, Nicole Foster, for the kindness and unconditional support she gave Stan over the past eight months. The service will be held privately for the family with interment in St. Stephen's Anglican Cemetery, Brooke. In remembrance of Stanley, those wishing are asked to consider a donation to the Salvation Army. Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son (613) 267-3765