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July 24, 2010
Goodbye Kevin
So Kevin Imura's memorial service was today, so my mom and I went as we both knew Kevin. There were a lot of people there, as he was young and still in touch with a lot of his friends. I got to see a lot of kids who I knew while they were students at King. It was kind of funny seeing them all grown up now, but I still see them as kids.
Anyhow, it was quite a lengthy service, as there was a long slide show of Kevin's life and a lot of friends and family shared memories of him. It got me thinking about what I remember about Kevin, and I had some good memories of him as well. I'm still having difficulty wrapping my head around this whole thing, part of me still doesn't believe that he's really dead, especially since I just ran into him a couple months ago. It was an open casket service, so there was really no denying that has indeed passed on.
Perhaps I'm having trouble with this because he was so young, and I spent a lot of time with him while he was a kid. He had so much going for him, and it was all tragically cut short. I just hope his family will be able to pull through, as he was one of the youngest of the cousins in his family. I'm glad I got to pay my respects and say goodbye to a fine young man.
Sorry if I was such a downer, I got something more upbeat I've been meaning to post for a while now. I'll try to get it up in the next couple days.
Goodbye Kevin, I'll see you later.
Posted by Ninja McFear at July 24, 2010 11:41 PM
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No need to apologize man. The loss of someone so young is never easy. I don't know if you remember Russ Prentice, he was is HISP with you and Geoff. He had a younger brother who was Kevin's age. If I recall correctly, Russ' brother passed in a similar fashion, in a car crash while driving recklessly, not a motorcycle.
I never knew Russ very well, I met his brother a few times. I was attending a church group at the time and he was friends with one of the other members so if we had an event like a ski trip, he was there. He was your average teenager, cocky, confident, fun. But the thing is, he made the choice he made, he did what he probably had done a dozen other times in the past. But that one time, things went wrong and he passed long before his time.
These things happen. They are tragic. They are unfair. But the fact is they happen a dozen times a day to a dozen different people around the world. In this case, it happened to someone you knew, someone you worked with and cared about to some degree. That makes it more personal.
At the end of the day, you should remember him for what his good traits were. Tomorrow is another day, and his memory will always be with you.
That's my ramble. I hope it was some help.
Posted by: Vilhelm 
at July 25, 2010 1:27 AM
I do remember hearing news about Russ's brother. It was pretty tragic as well.
Kevin was a good kid. I remember when I was doing something I probably shouldn't have been doing at work, he was usually right at my side. And you're right, Kevin's death was his own doing as well.
Anyhow, I think I may be in your area sometime in August. I'll try to let you know when.
Posted by: Ninja McFear at July 25, 2010 12:03 PM
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