William N. McKeever Jr.
2006 William N. McKeever Jr., 71, a former D.C. police officer who later worked as a private investigator and remodeling contractor, died of congestive heart failure July 25 at his home in Banks O'Dee. A Washington native, Mr. McKeever attended Anacostia High School and was a Golden Gloves boxer in his youth. He served in the Army in the Korean War and received a Purple Heart.
After graduating from the police academy, he joined the Metropolitan Police Department about 1957. He retired because of a disability in 1966. He then operated a private firm, the Clinton Investigative Agency, for about 15 years. He later owned a repair, remodeling and painting business, Clinton Commercial Inc., which specialized in restoration work. He also sold real estate before retiring in the 1990s. Mr. McKeever was campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. Marjorie S. Holt (R-Md.) and three times ran unsuccessfully for Prince George's County sheriff. He was a member of the Masons in Camp Springs, the LaPlata post of the American Legion and the Association of Retired Police Officers. His marriages to Margaret McKeever and Charlotte McKeever ended in divorce. Survivors include a daughter from his second marriage, Jackie L. McKeever of Banks O'Dee; three brothers, Ronnie McKeever of Deale, Robert McKeever of Virginia Beach and Dennis McKeever of Easton, Md.; two sisters, Doris Roggenkamp of Waldorf and Janet Griffin of Chaptico.