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Keri Liann Chevalier

February 6, 1959 – June 20, 2026

Keri Liann Chevalier, 67, of Palm Springs, California, passed away while in the company of family on June 20th, 2026, after a prolonged health struggle and recent series of strokes.

Keri was born on February 6th, 1959 in Redondo Beach, California to Josephine Ann Anderson. She grew up in El Cajon and La Mesa, California, the sixth of seven children. She enjoyed live rock shows and frequented the local music scene at an early age, sneaking out of the house to see her favorite acts.

In 1978, Keri married Steve Chevalier, and they shared eighteen years together. For the remaining twenty-nine years, Keri lived with her partner Deborah Donahue in Palmdale, Palm Desert and Palm Springs, California.

Early in her path, Keri worked as a medical secretary in hospitals. She spent much of her career working as a massage therapist in the Los Angeles area. She was also an educator at community colleges and gay community spaces, teaching media production and computer basics. Beyond work, she enjoyed outdoor concerts, visiting Venice Beach and attending charity events. She frequently helped the unhoused with meals and temporary housing and volunteered at shelters during the holidays. Friends and family will remember her diabolical sense of humor and enjoyment of an impromptu food fight. She loved fast muscle cars and helicopters, and took every chance provided to ride in either.

Keri is survived by her children, Amanda and Erik Chevalier, partner Deborah Donahue, sisters Kathy York, Margie Rodriguez and Alicia Anderson, adopted brothers Tony and JJ Anderson, as well as many nephews, nieces and their children.

As planned, her body is becoming soil and being donated to help forests damaged by wildfire in Washington. A private memorial on Venice Beach is being planned for later this year, we welcome you to host your own small gatherings for those who knew her.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The Trevor Project. Contributions may be made online at thetrevorproject.org/donate.