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| + | KEITH Jenkin was born on November 6, 1935, at Gawler Hospital to parents Elizabeth and Ronald Jenkin. Keith, his older sister, Bette, and younger sister, Yvonne, lived with their parents on the family farm at Mallala. From his very early years, Keith had a love of animals, especially sheep and dogs, a love he carried throughout his life. He also loved horses and was a competent rider at an early age. Keith attended Mallala Primary School and then continued his secondary education at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide where he also boarded. However when he was in his third year there, his mother became unwell and help was required home on the farm, so Keith returned to help for what was meant to be short term. Instead he ended up staying home to work with his father and a workman, thus beginning his life as a fourth generation Jenkin farmer. He helped milk cows, and worked with cattle and his favourite animals – sheep! While Keith loved farming, over the years it was said growing crops was “something he did when he wasn’t working sheep!” He was passionate about his sheep, always droving and checking them, making sure they were well fed and well presented at sale times. Keith played lots of sport while he was growing up, especially tennis and football. He played in many football premiership wins, including the 1953 win over Long Plains by three points – the first premiership in 28 years. Keith, wearing number 8, played his 200th game in 1966, followed by a B grade premiership the following year before retiring. Keith also played tennis for Mallala, enjoying both competitive and social matches. He was a regular church go-er too, and was noted to have a nice singing voice! While Keith and local girl, Rosemary Roberts, had known each other for years and had had a short romance some years earlier, the romance blossomed again later, and in January 1959, married in the then Methodist (Uniting) Church. They lived in the family homestead and Keith’s parents moved into another home on a property the family had just purchased. In 1961, Keith and Rosemary welcomed their daughter Alison to the family, followed in 1964 by Timothy, and finally Ian in 1967. Keith was a patient father who had a keen interest in the lives of his children, and later grandchildren, always generous with praise and encouragement. He taught the children to swim, water ski and play sport and was always “on the go.” | ||
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| Place of birth | Gawler South Australia |
| Principal occupation | Farming |
| Date of death | "{{{Date approximate}}}" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value. 2016
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| Place of decease | Hamley Bridge Memorial Hospital |
KEITH Jenkin was born on November 6, 1935, at Gawler Hospital to parents Elizabeth and Ronald Jenkin. Keith, his older sister, Bette, and younger sister, Yvonne, lived with their parents on the family farm at Mallala. From his very early years, Keith had a love of animals, especially sheep and dogs, a love he carried throughout his life. He also loved horses and was a competent rider at an early age. Keith attended Mallala Primary School and then continued his secondary education at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide where he also boarded. However when he was in his third year there, his mother became unwell and help was required home on the farm, so Keith returned to help for what was meant to be short term. Instead he ended up staying home to work with his father and a workman, thus beginning his life as a fourth generation Jenkin farmer. He helped milk cows, and worked with cattle and his favourite animals – sheep! While Keith loved farming, over the years it was said growing crops was “something he did when he wasn’t working sheep!” He was passionate about his sheep, always droving and checking them, making sure they were well fed and well presented at sale times. Keith played lots of sport while he was growing up, especially tennis and football. He played in many football premiership wins, including the 1953 win over Long Plains by three points – the first premiership in 28 years. Keith, wearing number 8, played his 200th game in 1966, followed by a B grade premiership the following year before retiring. Keith also played tennis for Mallala, enjoying both competitive and social matches. He was a regular church go-er too, and was noted to have a nice singing voice! While Keith and local girl, Rosemary Roberts, had known each other for years and had had a short romance some years earlier, the romance blossomed again later, and in January 1959, married in the then Methodist (Uniting) Church. They lived in the family homestead and Keith’s parents moved into another home on a property the family had just purchased. In 1961, Keith and Rosemary welcomed their daughter Alison to the family, followed in 1964 by Timothy, and finally Ian in 1967. Keith was a patient father who had a keen interest in the lives of his children, and later grandchildren, always generous with praise and encouragement. He taught the children to swim, water ski and play sport and was always “on the go.”
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