- Date Of Birth: October 31, 1902
- Date Of Death: October 5, 2007
- State: Connecticut
Philip Keene, 104, husband of the late Virginia (Thornton) Keene, consulting geotechnical (civil) engineer and long-time resident of Middletown, died Saturday, October 6th in Natick MA. Born in Newton, MA, he was the son of the late Thomas M. and Edith (Shankland) Keene. Mr. Keene was known nationally and internationally in geotechnical (soils and foundations) engineering and had practiced his specialty in this country, Canada and abroad since 1940. A graduate of Harvard University with degrees of B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering he worked in New York and Washington, chiefly in subway construction and then went with the Connecticut Highway Dept.
