By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal

Everyone thought Keston Ramsey was going to live forever.

His wife of 80 years, his two sons, six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, neighbors and friends who saw the 101-year-old man shoveling snow and fixing his roof never expected life without Ramsey.

Ramsey, who opened the Sky Tavern Ski Lodge in 1945 with hopes of making it a celebrity skiing hot spot, died Thursday night after being admitted Wednesday to Renown South Meadows Regional Medical Center. He was among the first residential home builders in the area.

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