KEVIN WILLIAM DONOVAN

Condolences & Memories (1 entries)

• I'm saddened by Kevin's loss and wish to pass my condolences to his loved ones. Back in elementary school around grade five a family moved across from us here on lipton Street. They consisted of a mother named Gwen, her three sons Pat, Tim, Kevin and a daughter Chris. Living across the street from them we all got to know each other quite well being close in our ages. Kevin was less than a year older than myself and happened to enter my class at school where we began our friendship. He was a tuff dude with the strength to easily cast a shadow over others so you had to pay him a bit of respect or you could face consequences but that was his creed and I accepted that. As we matured into young men there were occasions when Kevin's help was coincidentely much to my advantage. The first time I got rip roaring drunk we were in the basement of a house here in the west end and Kevin had to carry me up the basement stairs to the car outside all the while as I was getting sick. Kevin as strong as he was kept a hold of me till our friend Ken driving the car got me home and deposited me at the back door, rang the doorbell and ran for dear life to avoid my parents. He needn't have worried though for only my brother and sister were home but I'll always remember being told of what happened later cause I had passed out and as Kevin and Ken made their speedy exit out the back gate at my house Ken closed the gate on Kevin and I'm told Kevin just jumped over it. Those were memories I wouldn't trade for anything although getting sick from being drunk wasn't much fun it was part of life's experiences growing up. As the years passed we all went our separate ways to take on different occupations and raise our families while in turn loosing touch. Just recently I ran into a close friend of both of ours which we grew up together with and I asked him to put me in contact with Kevin but I was not to hear from him. Perhaps he knew better than most anyone that life was nearing its end and didn't wish to dampen my spirits with the looming misfortune which was to follow. Although we had not been in touch for quite some time I will treasure your friendship Kevin knowing the memories will endure in that you will not be forgotten as you go softly to join the rest of your family in Heaven. God Bless. - Posted by: Kris Anderson (Childhood Friend) on: Dec 07, 2015