20 May 1956 - 10 November 2001) (his death) 4 children
In 1956, while attending college at the University of Oregon in neighboring Eugene, Kesey eloped with his high-school sweetheart, Norma "Faye" Haxby, whom he had met in seventh grade. They had four children, Shannon (October 10, 1960) Zane (March 31, 1961) Jed M. (July 5, 1963- 1984) Sunshine (1967).
His son Jed, killed in a 1984 van wreck on a road trip with the University of Oregon wrestling team, was buried in the back yard.
