Keith Allen

Mahon, Sr.

Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend visiting hours for Keith A. Mahon, Sr. on Saturday, March 30th from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. in the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea, the visitation will be immediately followed by a Home Going Service and Military Honors in the Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M.

Keith Mahon Sr. and his identical twin, Kevin, were born to Brenda (Mahon) Massey and George Holmes Jr. on March 18th, 1957, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.  Keith was born one minute after his brother.

He was raised in Chelsea, Mass, where he attended school and lived his whole life.  He was very active in the community and had many friends.  He joined the National Guard and gave sixteen years plus of service.

His work spanned various industries, such as construction, truck driving, state MDC/DCR employee, security guard at the ice rink, lifeguard at the city pool, and crossing guard at a local school.  He also tended bar at the Meritts Club, the French Club, and other venues.

Keith enjoyed working and spending time with his friends and family.  He loved to make people laugh and smile, telling his middle-school stories about his antics and pranks.  He was an outgoing person who loved to be there for others.

An example of the twins commitment to the city occurred during the Great Chelsea Fire in 1973.  They brought in 2,000 firefighters from ninety communities in four states.  Keith and Kevin spent many hours assisting the Chelsea firefighters helping to contain the fire.  They directed these firefighters to the locations where they were needed while hanging off the side of the trucks as they moved through the city.  They continued their service until the firefighters controlled the situation.  At the time, the twins were seventeen years old.  The Chelsea firefighters celebrated them for their assistance and their bravery.

Keith will be laid to rest and will join his mother, Brenda Massey; his brother, George Mahon; his great-grandmother, Catherine Crawford; his grandmother, Eleanor Mahon; his aunt, Blanche Singleton; and his niece, Chandra (Mahon) Kane.

Keith leaves behind his identical twin brother, Kevin Mahon Sr, his sister Valerie Massey, and his four children: his son Keith Mahon Jr., his daughters Jessica Stephens (Mahon), Kasandra Mahon, and Trina Ford.  He also leaves behind two grandchildren, Deyette Stephens and Tatyana Ali-Stephens.  Keith also leaves his uncles Wayne and Ernest (Buddy) Mahon, aunts Marsha Hopkins and Denise Mahon Bass, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.