Bowers Museum CEO and President Peter C. Keller has died at age 75, the museum introduced.
Keller died Tuesday night time, based on Kelly Bishop, a spokeswoman for the Santa Ana-based museum.
His final day on the job was spent “placing in a full day of labor in preparation for the opening of an distinctive exhibition that he was very happy with, `Guo Pei: Artwork of Couture,’ adopted by dinner together with his spouse,” based on an announcement from the museum.
“Together with his management and expertise, we have now introduced wonderful displays from all all over the world to Orange County,” stated Anne Shih, the chairwoman of the museum’s Board of Governors.
Keller was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and graduated with a bachelor’s diploma in geology from George Washington College. He earned grasp’s and doctorate levels in geology from the College of Texas-Austin.
Keller began work at Bowers in 1991. Earlier than that, he was director of schooling on the Gemological Institute of America and labored for practically a decade on the Pure Historical past Museum of Los Angeles County.
Keller can be privately buried in his hometown and plans are within the works for a celebration of his life. As a substitute of flowers, donations have been requested for the museum at www.bowers.org/donate.
