Keller, Tony, Andrea, and Keller Family, 1962 - 2006

Alexander S. Keller and his brother Richard D. Keller, sons of Sidney A. Keller, founder of the Keller Mechanical Engineering Company (Bought by Pratt & Whitney in 1930) came to the Hartford area around that same time. Alexander served as Vice President of the company as well as head of the Keller division; Richard as Sales Manager. Alexander was also a founder of the University of Hartford. Richard and his wife Marion became the patriarch and matriarch of the family, as both Alexander and his wife Carolyn had died by the end of the 1960s. Richard and Marion both worked with and advocated for people with disabilities; their efforts in part helped make the construction of the University of Hartford accessible years before ADA regulations required it. They also lobbied for legislation protecting people with disabilities. They also workd with the DMV to establish special parking spaces and permits for those who needed them.

Anthony (Tony) Keller served as the executive director of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts as well as the Charter Oak Cultural Center. His wife, Andrea Miller-Keller, was Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum for many years. Their daughter, Alexandra Keller, is a professor of film at Smith College.