Keith Montgomery Ott ³⁹³

   Another name for Keith was Nelson Rolf King.³⁹³

  General Notes:

Keith grew up on a farm near Kingfisher, OK. He enlisted in the Navy Reserves during his junior year in high school. He entered the 'regular' NROTC program at the University of Kansas, graduating in June 1960 and commissioned. He served 30 years in the Navy: about twelve years at sea (5 destroyers of which the last two he commanded), a year in Vietnam, schooling which included postgraduate school [resulting in a Masters degree in financial management] and about fifteen years in financial management positions. His final tour in the Navy was as comptroller at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo. He retired in the grade of Captain, United States Navy. After retirement he joined the local government of Yolo County California as the director of General Services. He retired at the end of 1999.

Keith was, for many years, a volunteer in various organizations: Rotary, the Shriners, county libraries, etc and passionate about reading mysteries and history. He belongs to the Clan Montgomery Society and the Scotch-Irish Society and is a Master Mason.

OBITUARY

Capt. Keith Montgomery Ott (USN, Ret.), 83, passed away May 24, 2021 in Mountain View, CA after a protracted illness. Born in Los Angeles on December 11, 1937, he was the only child of Raymond Wesley King and Anna Edna Montgomery. He grew up in Kingfisher, OK. He enlisted in the Navy NROTC program while a junior in high school and was commissioned in 1960 after graduating from the University of Kansas. He served as a sea going officer and shore-based financial manager during his 30 year career. He served on five destroyers, commanding the last two of these ships. He served a tour in Vietnam and served as comptroller at several naval commands including his final five years in the Navy as chief financial officer at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and was honored as the Department of Defense Comptroller of the Year at retirement. He then spent ten years as Director of General Services for Yolo County before retiring in 1989. He was a Master Mason, a Shriner clown, and a Rotarian. His hobbies included genealogy, family history, and reading. After moving to Mountain View in 2015, he cherished the friendships made through his volunteer jobs at the Moffett Field Historical Society Museum, MOAA, and VA Administration. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Noreen Mitchell Ott. Survivors include his daughter, Christine Ott of Washington D.C; daughter and son-in-law, Lara and Edward Ruben of Mountain View; and grandsons, Matthew and Samuel Ruben. At his request, there will be no services. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association. ^1579,1580

  Birth Notes:

Birth name was Nelson Rolf King but his mother had it changed after she and Raymond Wesley King divorced.

  Life Events:

1. Occupation: US Navy: Captain. ³⁹³

2. College-Bachelors: University of Kansas, Jun 1960, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA. ³⁹³

3. College-Masters: MS: Finance: Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, Monterey, California, USA). ³⁹⁴

4. Organization: Freemason.

Keith married Private