
                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 1, 1994                    TAG: 9405280163 
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON                     PAGE: 03    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: Medium 
DATELINE: 940601                                 LENGTH:

KEITH HATHAWAY: COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

{LEAD} Keith Hathaway gets an extra sense of pleasure when he takes his daughter, Tamara, to Kids Cove playground at Mount Trashmore. He was one of the core committee members who shepherded the massive community project through to completion last year. Now that the playground just celebrated its one year anniversary, he said he's always ready to get involved in projects that help kids.

``Anything to do with children, I'm willing to help out,'' said Hathaway, a local commercial contractor. ``It may not be so much hands on help, but a lot of people think I'm good at fund-raising.'' Maybe that's because he's not shy about getting on the phone and asking for donations. ``A lot of times people will give up the money if you make the phone call,'' he said.

{REST} Most recently, he has been working with his club - Lynnhaven Kiwanis - that aims most of its fund-raising toward helping youngsters. ``Most of the things we do in Kiwanis are for children,'' he added.

Full name: Russell Keith Hathaway.

Hometown: South Norfolk, Va. (now Chesapeake)

What brought you to the Beach? The lure of bountiful opportunities.

Birthdate: June 3, in the year of the tiger.

Occupation: Commercial and industrial construction contractor.

Nickname: Keith, aka Hoss, GQ, Scooter, etc.

Marital status: Separated, but still friends.

Children: Tamara - ``Daddy's Girl.''

What is your idea of a perfect day off? A morning round of golf, an afternoon along the Boardwalk and an evening boat ride on Linkhorn Bay.

Last smart thing you did: Avoided the ``pyramid'' scheme.

Last dumb thing you did: Lost my wallet twice while on vacation in the Caribbean.

Favorite meal: Penne a la vodka, grilled swordfish and a nice bottle of merlot.

Favorite movies: ``Dr. Zhivago,'' ``The Godfather,'' ``Dances with Wolves,'' ``A Few Good Men'' and ``Schlinder's List.''

Favorite song: ``Celebrate Me Home'' by Kenny Loggins.

Last book read: ``Seinlanguage'' by Jerry Seinfeld.

Hobbies: Gold, running and working out.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? To be less of a perfectionist.

Secret vice: Ice cream

Favorite restaurant: Il Giardino, Five 01 City Grill and Rockafellers.

Your favorite night on the town: Dinner at one of my favorite restaurants and a good movie.

Favorite TV shows: ``Andy Griffith'' (old ones), ``Seinfeld'' and all ``Home Improvement'' shows.

Favorite sport: Golf.

Last vacation: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Pets: Alex, my daughter's poodle.

Worst job: Working in a steel fabricating plant one summer during college.

Of what achievements are you most proud? Hathaway-Duke Construction Co.

What would you like on your epitaph? Life: You can live it up as long as you can live it down. by CNB