Keen Scales Obituary, Death – Lewiston High School Senior Dies

The Lewiston, Maine community is mourning the death of Keen Scales, a Lewiston High School senior whose passing has left his family, classmates, educators, and friends grieving.

According to a September 27, 2026 letter from Lewiston Public Schools Superintendent K. Jake Langlais, Scales has died. The circumstances and cause of his death have not been publicly confirmed.

Remembering Keen Scales

Keen was remembered as a young man with promise and a strong sense of respect for others. As a senior at Lewiston High School, he was part of a school community that had watched him grow and looked ahead to the future he was preparing to build.

Superintendent Langlais said he had known the Scales family for more than a decade and described them as a family that placed importance on respect, hard work, and high expectations.

He recalled Keen and his siblings being raised with an emphasis on treating other people with courtesy and respect.

Langlais also spoke about the devastating impact of Keen’s death after communicating with his father. His comments reflected the depth of grief being experienced by the Scales family and the wider Lewiston community.

Keen Scales and Lewiston

Public records indicate that Keen Devaul Scales was born in Lewiston in October 2009 and was the son of Kenny Scales and Jennifer Coleman.

Keen also had a connection to local youth basketball. A 2022 report featured him playing basketball in Lewiston, providing a glimpse into his involvement in the community and youth sports.

Those who knew him are now remembering the young man he was and the potential many believed he had ahead of him.

Cause of Death and Funeral Arrangements

The cause and circumstances of Keen Scales’ death have not been publicly confirmed.

Additional information about his education, accomplishments, interests, survivors, funeral arrangements, or memorial services has also not yet been publicly released.

As the Lewiston community grieves, Keen’s family, classmates, educators, friends, and others who knew him are left to remember a young life that ended far too soon.

His memory will remain connected to the people who knew him, the school community that surrounded him, and the future that so many believed was still ahead of him.