Former IAFF 9th District Vice President Keith Henning Dies

April 3, 2009 – The IAFF regrets to report the death of former IAFF 9th District Vice President and labor advocate L. Keith Henning. He died at the age of 79 on March 31, 2009.

A Catholic Rosary will be held on Sunday, April 5, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. at the Schrader Funeral Home on 2323 Carey Avenue in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, April 6, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., at Saint Mary's Cathedral on 2107 Capitol Avenue in Cheyenne.

Henning served many dedicated years as a fire fighter in Cheyenne, Wyoming, before becoming president of Cheyenne Local 279. Then, while still serving as local president, Henning was also elected Federated Fire Fighters of Wyoming President. As part of his service in those offices, he helped pass legislation that granted collective bargaining rights to all Wyoming fire fighters.

He later was appointed as an IAFF field service representative and was elected IAFF 9th District Vice President in 1970. He served in that office for two years. Henning continued his dedication to the labor movement as executive-secretary of the Wyoming AFL-CIO.

Henning is survived by his wife Beverley Joe and daughter April Mordahl. He was preceded in death by his son Christopher Keith Henning, two brothers and his parents.