spicedogs | Condolences to the Keillor Family (Reply)

Garrison Keillor's older brother, John Phillip Keillor, Jr., died after falling while ice skating. My condolences go out to him and his family on this loss.

Garrison Keillor's brother dies after ice skating accident

by Melanie Sommer, Minnesota Public Radio

March 2, 2009

The brother of A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor has died after an ice skating accident.

John Philip "Phil" Keillor, 71, died Friday in Madison, Wis. after suffering severe injuries in a fall while ice skating, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Phil Keillor was born on May 27, 1937, in Anoka, Minnesota, the oldest of the family's six children.

Phil Keillor worked as a coastal engineer for the UW Sea Grant Program in Madison, Wis. for more than 29 years before retiring in 2003. He continued to work as a consultant in the field up until his death and was particularly interested in climate change issues.

Keillor also helped to found a homeless shelter in Madison more than 20 years ago after a severe winter in which three homeless men died from exposure.

Keillor is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ann-Britt, three children, seven grandchildren, his mother, his brother Garrison and four other siblings.