Keith R. Borck

Keith Roy Borck, 84, of Sebring, FL, formerly of Baraboo, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014. Keith was the son of Carl and Esther Borck; he was born October 24, 1929 in Baraboo. He was united in marriage to Charlene Smith on November 9, 1950 at North Freedom Baptist Church.Keith attended school in Baraboo and graduated from Baraboo High School in 1948. After graduation Keith joined the United States Army. While in the Army he trained to be a helicopter pilot and made it a career. In 1962 while serving in the Republic of Vietnam, Keith, distinguished himself by earning the Distinguished Service Cross (Our nation's second highest military medal) for extraordinary heroism in action. He was the first soldier to receive this award in the Vietnam conflict. After Vietnam, Keith proved to be one of the Army's top pilots by being selected to the "Executive Flight" tasked with moving our President around by helicopter. He completed his Army career with the "Executive Flight" having served the Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon administrations. Keith and his wife lived in Key West, FL after the Army, for 30 years and spent the last 15 years in Sebring, FL.Keith is survived by his wife of 64 years, Charlene; his daughter, Debbie (Randy) Evans; grandchildren, Brent Evans of Ft. Myers, FL and Shelley Evans of Salem, Mass.Keith was preceded in death by his parents; and son, David R. Borck.Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Redlin Funeral Home in Baraboo. The Family wishes to receive visitors, and those who knew Keith, from 10:00 AM until the time of service. Burial will be held at the Oak Hill Cemetery in North Freedom immediately after the memorial service. Military Honors will be conducted by the North Freedom American Legion. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made Florida Sheriff Youth Ranch, 2486 Cecil Webb Place, Boys Ranch, FL 32064.