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KM - 08/31/10 (Elegy)by Ian Johnny Smith A memory is all that remains.This loss cuts like a knife.Remind us you've cast aside your chains,And let us celebrate your life. Kevin, I can't believe you're gone. I've known you forever... seems like only yesterday we were in preschool, still holding hands to cross the street. Except you never would hold my hand, you always held Victoria's! That made me so mad sometimes. And then grade school rolled around. You were Patrick's best friend, therefore you were also mine. Remember when you told me how babies were made underneath by the monkey bars in third grade? I will never forget that! I wish we could have kept that friendship. I thank God that you were standing infront of me in the lunch line the day before... it's just not fair. Thank you for teasing me for being short; it'll help me always remember you for what you did best - make people laugh. Say hello to God for me,﻿ Sarah Bjorling Dear Kevin, I know that I haven't been at ROWVA for a couple years, but I just wanted to let you know that you and your family are on my mind. I hope you are happy in heaven.You deserve the best, you were a great person. I know you would have done anything for anyone. I feel horrible that I wasn't able to come to the memorial service for you last night, I hope you understand. I wish I could come back, just to see you one more time before you were gone. I will never forget you, I promise. You will forever be in our hearts. We miss and love you. Kiersten Ericson. Kevin you will be greatly missed by many people we all love you especially the class of 2011 it wont be the same with out you and alex but we are a strong class and we can get through it so look down on us and help us get through it you will never be forgotten RIP kevin ﻿*Brittany Downard*

It ain't fair: you died too young, Like the story that had just begun, But death tore the pages all away. God knows how I miss you, All the hell that I've been through, Just knowin' no-one could take your place. An' sometimes I wonder, Who'd you be today?

we're all still missing you, Kev. i thought it'd get easier in time but so far it hasn't. there's not a day that goes by that i don't think of you. graduation's this weekend and it's gunna be hard seeing those two empty chairs for you and Alex. i hope you two are up in heaven rasing hell just like you did down here. i can't wait to see you again, Kevin. love and miss you bub <3 -Beth

Arrangements I know I already have written on here, but I've been having one of those days. And I really miss having you around. I don't have anybody to say my random things to, and it still feels wrong to not have you taunting me in the cafeteria.. or in the halls. I really hope you're doing great wherever you are.. I feel like you've just been on a vacation. I can't wait to hear your laugh again sometime, and see your big, cheesy smile. -Erynn
 * Tonight, Wednesday -candlelight vigil at the football field at 8:00.
 * Friday, visitation at Hurd and Hendricks here in Oneida, it is from 4-7
 * Saturday, 12:00 funeral at Hurd and Hendricks, followed by a meal in the cafetorium.

hey there bigbrother of mine:) this is like one big bad dream, i keep waiting to wake up and see you big cheesy smile! i swear you could light up a room with that thing. i keep wanting to hear your laugh or see you pull up your pants cause your belt was never tight enough. im gonna miss you pushing me in to the lockers or riding down in the ditch to make me about pee my pants. the endless nights that you came to eat dinner with us at my house when we could never get jake to eat and all you had to do was show up and ask him if he wanted to be big and strong like you when he got older and even if he told you no he would still eat just cause you promised him to play on the floor with him after he was done. then to see you hop down off the couch to the floor and play with him and his tractors making the noises and all. i keep wishing that im going to drive past your house and your going to jump iout in front of my car and scare the crap outta me! or that your gonna randomly send me a voice recording of something mason said that was incredibly stupid but soo funny that we listen to it seven times in a row. its so hard to think your really gone like i dont wanna believe it and im never gonna be able to go a day without thinking about you.you made every morning worth getting in your truck even to just get stuck in the snow and be late for school and dad getting soo mad he had to come pull us out. or even sitting in the parking lot waiting for the truck to start cause it was a p.o.s. but it got us around and i wouldnt have changed it! you are amazing most deffinatly. without you i wouldnt even be alive i just keep thinkin about how you threw yourself over me to save me i will never get to show you how thankful i am for having you in my life and i wouldnt have changed going with you that night and you were the first person i called to come and get me. randy and i sat in your room for hours just talking about you and he told me that you said out of all the girls that you ever knew,talked to or dated even that i was the one who always meant the most to you and the one you loved the most...well kevin i love you too and im so sorry you got cheated out of an amazing life, you left a legacy that no one will ever be able to fill and should never try to fill because there will never be another person in my life that changed my life as much as you did. you have always been the one i could talk to or cry to or you just to talk some common sense into me.i wish there was more i could have done to save you im so sorry! i guess i just feel like you helped everybody else all the time and you felt like you had to save me and i know that if you had to do it all again you would have cause thats who you are. i just wish you were still here i cant face thisits so hard i need you here more than anything. i love you soo much big brother and i hope that you have enough mtn dew and puppy chow in heaven and that your raising as much hell in heaven that you did here. i love you and you better save me a spot next to you in heaven, ill bring you some mtn dew :) i love you bubba katey

Kevin was the kinda guy that could always put a smile on your face. No matter how bad you felt he could always make you laugh. This is one of my favorite pictures of him that no matter what, just makes me smile. May heaven have plenty of Mtn Dew, and may it be cold. --Alex Shaw

Hey there squirrel..man i just can't belive your actually gone. Your were the greatest person i knew. And the goofiest i knew! Man i still remember when me, you, nick, and mason were down at your pond doin an assignment for Mrs. Gibbons and we made the slip and slid with sharp rocks underneath it and mason pissing his pants! Good times that i will never forget and i never forget you. I am going to miss the hell out you kev! Love you man! always will! LOVE: Cod Fish!

hey kevin :)

i can't believe you are really gone, it seems like only yesterday you were walking down the hallway pestering everyone like you do :) sneaking a peak in my locker just to see what you could take out and taunt me with, but the thing ill miss the most about you is that you had an amazing personality you were always there when someone needed help. Remember that one time out at the farm me and ethan got the tractor severely stuck and you were right there with that old H hallin us out like it was nothing with that big cheesy smile you always wore on your face. but it wasn't exactly nothing we almost got you stuck to but we laughed about it. Another thing i will miss greatly about you is the fact that you could go up to someone that was having a completely awful day and by the time you were done talking to them there day was completely the opposite. We've had some pretty crazy times together ive been irritated with you you've been irritated with me but all in all you were a great friend! aside from the fact that your the only guy ive ever recieved a black eye from.. you know what im talking about :) just remember that wherever you are all of us miss you soooo much an you will never be forgotten by any of us. the things all of us have done with you now live on as memories that we will cherish each and everyday! Love, Morgan B.

Through all of our crazy adventures and hard times, you were always there for me. I regret not telling you everyday how much you meant to me! No matter what, I always knew that I could come to you. You were such a great guy and friend. I am VERY proud to call you my friend. You were so kind and generous. And even though some times I got irritated when you called me Calypso, I can honestly say I will miss hearing it everyday. My tears have stopped flowing, and now I look back on the fun times I had with you. Your singing was horrible but made me laugh til I was almost crying. You sang every song you heard whether or not you knew the words. I remember the time you drove my truck down Duck Hunter Road, there was snow on the ground and we ended up gettting stuck. But you and Jared managed not to shake up the 12 pack of Mtn. Dew. That was a fun day and I will never forget it. Just seeing your name pop up on my phone with a friendly text saying “hello”, or hearing your voice could instantly put me in a better mood. Your smile always brightened my day and your jokes, sometimes corny ones, always made me laugh. You have helped me to be a better person. Your memory will live on in the lives you have touched. Its impossible to accept the fact I will never see your smiling face or hear your voice agian. :( I will keep you in my heart forever. Your humor, smile, and great personality will stay with me. I will always remember you. Rest in peace. I love you, Kevin. <3

Love always&forever, Callie.

Thanks to everyone, Today just.. sucked. I never would have thought that we would all have to go through this again. I miss you so much and I barely even knew you. We used to be such good friends in Jr. High. In Algebra we always used to be math buddies and do our homework together... I miss those days. But they have been over with for a while and I will never see that again. Nor will I or anyone else see you, except in our memories and thoughts. I miss you, Kevin, we all do. No one ever think it will happen, even after Alex a year and a half ago, but it still does. The world keeps turning, but we will never ever forget you.You always had a knack for making people smile. And to be quite frank, I loved that you were taller than me, it made me feel like less of a giant when I stood next to you. I hope where you are now is a thousand times better than what we have here. Say hi to Alex for me, will ya? --Cassie Grawe. Its hard to believe that the Class of 2011 has lost yet another of its members. Its hard to believe that you are gone Kevin, I've gone to school with you since Kindergarten. Since then we have had many memories. Like in first grade, you and I stole Taran McGraw's milk money (only a quarter) and we threw it and lost it. After that we had to spend a whole entire recess looking for that stupid quarter, and eventually paying him back. Another big thing was in second grade, you dared me to do a trick on the parallel bars, me being retarded did it wrong, fell of and broke my collar bone, yeah thanks for that. Then the most recent memory I have had with you was a few years back, Danielle and I were out shooting clay pigeons and you were out there too. I'm sorry to admit but I think I was better than you! Today at school was such a hard day. I know I didn't talk to you as much as I should, but we grew up together, and you have been one of the people I have known my whole life. You never seem to have a bad day and always had a way to cheer people up. Your a great friend, and you proved that. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I couldn't imagine the pain they are going through right now. I hope your free of pain now, and that their are squirells, and mountain dew, and hunting, and fourwheeling, and all of the things you loved to do in heaven. You were a great guy. And I will miss you a lot. Rest In Peace Kevin. -Cassie Abel Im invincible alone that's what we think. We have not a thing to fear. But at school today something changed what we felt brought more than a tear. We saw how the world is not so fair. We saw the pain in each others eyes. We thought we were all so strong, what we though all along was lies. Invincibility isnt real we are human after all, but what we all must see... is that when one person has pain we all fall. As a school we are a family. Invincibility is not real alone, but when we stand as one, we can over come. We heal and we grow, its something only time and love can show. We are invincible as one. One family, one school,one pain, one love. ** Heeeeey Kev! :) This really sucks, man. I was literally JUST texting you maybe an hour before this happened. I honestly don't even believe it still. Like I keep thinking I'm just going to wake up tomorrow morning & go to school and everything is going to be fine & normal. But unfortunately, it isn't. No, we weren't the best of friends. But we were pretty cool. I don't think I could ever even try to explain to anybody wondering why we would always say "stop lying", whenever we'd see eachother at first. Oh, we were funny. ha. Detention was the freaking BEST with you, and if it weren't for your wonderful teaching skills, I wouldn't have passed Algebra AB last year. haha, I suck! Buuut anyways; you truely were an amazing person. Never let anybody down, and you were always there when I needed somebody to talk to. __ALWAYS__. I guess maybe God needed another angel, and you of all people fit that perfectly. You were one, and you're never going to be forgotten. Of course, you always had the biggest smile on your face. I could never tell when you had your bad days.. I doubt anybody could. It's awful how I never really told ou how much you meant or how great of a person you were, until you aren't here anymore.. I'm thinking alot of people wish they could have. You've really had an impact on my life, and I'm going to miss you like crazy. But I'll see you again soon. So.. "STOP LYING!" :) All my prayers go out to your family and close friends. Everything will be alright. Love you bud, Erynn. <333 ** ** Kevin, when i found out thius morning i was a wreck! i try thinking about all the good thoughts like the day mason was trying to hang christmas lights up. he was standing on a chair and still couldnt reach but u u walked right up not standing on anything and hung them perfectly. thank u for eveything u have done for everybody. we all already miss uy and should have never had to go through these things. u helped absolutly everyone here now its turn to live ur life and help urself. eveyone loves u and u will always be with us. ** ** love, Danielle Howard ** ** ﻿Kevin, ** ** Last night I knew something was up, but I never thought it would be something like this. Then this morning i got a text telling me what happened and all i could think is omg, this is a sick joke but then i got to school and it hit me. no, this isn't a joke. this is real and it's really happening if i'm ready or not. it still doesn't seem real and it won't for awhile, but i'm going to miss you very much so. i no longer have someone to share stories of how our dads went to school together and worked together. i'm sorry for yelling at you yesturday, it was a stupid reason to anyways. if i knew then what i know now, i never would have said what i said. ): i'll never forget meeting you in preschool, you teaching me how to snap, and how you made me laugh all the time. today we all found out how well liked you were. we miss you, kevin and love you greatly. ** ** Love, ** ** Britto. ** ** Kevin, ** ** Last night when I got the text have you heard..I didn't even think for it to be something like this. When I got all the details and found out it was just a sick feeling that I thought would be gone in the morning when I woke up. That is until I got the phone call at 3 A.M. I was speechless, I didn't think it was true and then I got to school. **** ﻿ **** The only noise you heard were lockers opening and shutting and sniffles from all of your friends and classmates. It is very clear that you were very liked here at R.O.W.V.A. because we have all been so upset. Today while I was sitting here just thinking and I started to remember the ski trip when you made soooo much fun of me because I couldn't ski to save my life last year. ): P.E. won't be as fun anymore because we won't have you in there messing around making all of us laugh. :/ I have only hung out with you once and it was with a bunch of our friends getting signs, quite a night that's for sure! You and your truck, burnouts all night! (: You were a great kid with an awesome personality and a great sense of humor. We're going to miss you Kevin! I enjoyed being around you and will miss you very much along with many others! You will never be forgotten! ** ** Love, ** ** Jaci Maher **

Kevin, I never knew you very well. We never really talked and I do regret not being able to get to know you, but you will always be remembered by everyone at this school and other people you have shared memories with. I never got to share many memories with you, other than the fact that we used to ride on the same bus to school. You didn't ride on there very long, but I could tell that you definitely seemed like a person who didn't let serious things get you down. You always seemed like a happy person and an easy person to talk to. Even though you're gone, it feels like a part of you is still here. I think everyone feels that the happiness you brought to everyone you talked to is still alive. Our memories of you will also always stay alive as well. Rest in peace and you will always be a part of our lives. Kristy

Kevin, we all miss you soo much. You should see everyone today, all of us are upset. Even the people that didn't know you are upset becuase they knew that you were such a good person, I'll miss you soo much. I'll miss you making fun of me in P.E. because I don't know how to do push-ups or because I cheating when we were warming up. I'll never forget the night we all went to get road signs, you were doing burnouts the whole time. It's so sad that it had to happen to someone like you. When you weren't joking around you were being a total sweatheart to me. I'll never forget that. We are all sticking together to try and get through this. Dustin was showing us a video about when you guys broke the cow-horse and you were rushing around trying to fix it. You were such an amzing person and everyone has lost someone special. You would do anything just to help someone else out. Rest in peace and you will never ever be forgotten. Love, Whitney Stromson.

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﻿ What else can I say or do??? KEVIN, I miss you greatly. EVeryone here does. You were one of those upbeat people that could make anyones day better for them. :).. I still can't believe that this happened to you. Why does the bad stuff alwasy happen to the good people like you?. I can't stop crying. You will always be in mine and everyones memories and heart. You will NEVER be forgotten. Thats a promise. I will miss you forver and always. I loved how goofy you were and you had a sunny personality.!! I will miss that about you! :'(.. I remember how you would tell me to tell Telli she was a "traffic cone" and you never told me why. I will still wonder :)... Rest in peace please. You can and neer will be forgotten. We love you- love cheyenne

==﻿ ﻿I never really knew you but you always made me laugh when we talked. You were a great person and you tried to make everyone happy. Rest in peace. You will be missed. - Danielle Dodson

== SO, SO, SAD, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL.

I knew Kevin when he played T-ball, Pee-Wee and Little League. My heart goes out to the Moore family at your time of a tragic loss. The whole community is sharing your sorrow. May the God of all comfort be with you and your family at this time of sorrow.

Kevin was my Mountain Dew buddy. May there always be enough Dew in Heaven to keep that young man happy. I will miss our morning meetings, Kevin. :) 

Kevin you will be greatly missed. Whenever I saw you, you always had a smile on your face. I dont think you were ever in a bad mood. I hope that you are pain free now. RIP Kevin we will all miss you a lot you will never ever ber forgotten. You are forever in our hearts. <3 <3 Marysa Remick

Kevin, I will always think of how nice you were to my son. You never failed to stoop your tall frame down to his three-year-old size and give him a high-five or a cookie. And you did always seem to have cookies, some how :) I truly appreciate your off-the-wall humor and won't ever forget the sight of you scrunched up and hiding in the cabinet in my room, the sasquatch commercials you made me watch, or the gigantic potato launcher you made for an assignment. You had a way of putting people at ease and I'm sure you would have done even greater things if you'd been given more time. -Miss C

Our thoughts and prayers will be with you always. I may not have known you personally, but you were a ROWVA student. Farewell, we will always be thinking of you: Cody Appell

Kevin, you will be missed by everyone. You seemed to be the kind of guy that always thought of everyone before yourself. I still can’t believe this had to happen. RIP Kevin .You will be in our hearts forever. <3  -Megan Steck

We talked several times, but I never knew you as well as some others. You will never be forgotten and you’re very missed. My thoughts are with your friends and family. Rest in peace, Kevin. -Sarah Ingles In memory of a life so beautifully lived..... a heart so deeply loved, tonight as i watched candles lighting up around me, it took me back to a night not too long ago and on that night i remember never wanting to have to gather in a circle ever again. I thought that would be the first and the last, but here we are again. :( It seems as if bad things like this souldn't be allowed to happen, but only the good die young. God needed another good hearted person like you and Alex to stand by his side. You will always be in our hearts, Kevin. Watch over the rest of us. R.I.P -Sarah Swise

It’s hard to believe and comprehend that in the last two years of school we have lost two young and great men. I woke up yesterday and got the phone call I never would have imagined. I never thought in all my years, something like this would happen. I just can’t believe and I can’t grasp that you are //gone//. Why do things like this happen to people that we care about? Kevin, you and Alex were both extraordinary people. You never had anything bad to say. And you loved to make people laugh – that was one of your many talents. You always had a smile on and you definitely brightened everyone’s day. I hope that you are happy in heaven, and that you have plenty of Mountain Dew. Your family is in my prayers. <3 ** Lauren Rose Dexter ** <3

It will never be the same without you around, Kev! =,( I've known you & your family since i was a baby, & you are like another big brother to me. We all miss you very much!  Love you, Bud!   Love, Ashley Whitman.

kevin- you were one of those people that make everyone smile!you made alot of people laugh and it just made us feel good.i remember the first time we met.miss ya buddy -simon p

<span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Although I didn’t know you that well, I knew you were someone everyone liked. I can’t believe this. I don’t have many memories of you, but the one I remember from awhile ago was when we were at Garret’s ground. There was a big fire out there and everyone was roasting hot dogs and what not. You were in a brand new white hoody and my sister squirted ketchup on you and you got real pissed. The only other memories I have with you were in 2D Art. Mrs. Redfern was always on you and Robert about doing your work. And you always loved your Mountain Dew. Well, you will be missed greatly. You and your family will be in my prayers. Rest in Peace Kevin. –Maggie

Even though I didn't know you, I just wanted to give my respect to you because I felt real bad for all the people that cried at school. You had so many friends that loved you and I hope you rest in peace. P.S. everyone will miss you a lot.- Kiersten Roberts

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Kevo,

how did this happen? i was just texting you probably not even ten minutes before it happened.. how was that enough time for this to happen? :'( we will all miss you Kevo. words can't explain how were all feeling right now. especially your close friends, those who actually cared about you and talked to you everyday.. we all had great times with you :) thinking back on that makes me laugh because you were always such a goof ball and so much fun to be around. i'm just sitting here thinking of all the burnouts you did in my driveway, or how you always had mt dew to share when you were at kate's, or when i got in trouble for wearing a tank top and you took the shirt off your back and found another one so i didn't have to go home :) i will never forget any of that. you were always there for me when i needed someone to talk to, no matter what it was. you helped me through a lot bud and i wouldn't be who i am now if you hadn't been there for me. this all feels like a horrible nightmare that i will wake up from soon. i wish you could see how many people are so torn up about this. we love you Kevo, and we will always miss you. you'll be in our hearts forever. <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**﻿** <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**﻿Love, Beth.** <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">** Kevo- wow admitting you are gone is impossible! Just imagining that this has actually happend to you is horrible. You were alway making people laugh, smiling, or how could anyone forget the mountain dew!? You have touched many hearts and left many impacts. It seems like the worst happens to the best. Oh not only that but the stories Katey has told me just make me laugh! You will be missed dearly!!!Love ya bud!:( <3 E.D. **

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0in;">Kevin, Hmm, I don't know what to say exactly because I don't know you very well but it truly breaks my heart to know that something so horrible could happens but the stories I've heard from the accident are truly heroic and you should be proud of yourself.. I know everyone here is.Also all the funny stories that your close friends are telling are me and also in general are GREAT! I only remember you as Squirrel and being in PE freshman year with you and how enormously tall you were but I wish there were more memories I could have shared with you or got to know you more in the time I could have. I know that not only I, but everyone else will truly miss you and you will never be forgotten. Rest In Peace Kevin. Much Love, Shailee <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Kevin- We never ever really talked but I know you were a great person to be around. I'm sure there was a couple times we may have hung out in a group or something, but you always seemed happy every where you went. Everybody liked your sense of humor, you were one of the funniest guys I've met. You always had jokes to share and everybody enjoyed it. We all love you man and you will be dearly missed! RIP Kevin. Brett Lundeen <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Kevin- I didn't really know you that well, but i do know that you were always happy and liked to joke around a lot. Every time i saw you in the hallway you had a big smile on your face. Ill miss you and so will everyone else. REST IN PEACE KEVIN!! <3 Kelsy Canon** ** Kevin ** Your locker was right next to me and no matter how much my stuff was in front of your locker you just kindly told me. You were always nice to me and the things you said were hilarious! You were an awesome guy and going to my locker will NEVER be the same! Sydnee Redlich J  We’re all going to miss you, Kevin. Rest In Peace Asa Stevenson

Kevin, I didn’t really know you, but whenever I saw you, you looked like you were always in a good mood. You will be missed by everyone. RIP, Paige Hinthorne RIP Kevin we will all miss you very much -Robby Bush <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: small; line-height: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; overflow: hidden;"> Kevin, I didn’t really know you that much. All I knew is that you were close to my locker and were in my p.e. class. I also remember that you wouldn’t help us stain the deck. You were always smiling and looked so happy every time I saw you. No one will forget you and you’ll be missed. (:   Christina Rollins<3    Kevin, Although we didn’t talk much, I will never forget you. I remember the times we did talk, you would always make me smile and laugh. You were such a fun person to be around(: I remember Homecomming 2009, when you gave me a piggy back ride because I didn’t feel like walking anymore. I will miss you so much Kevin. It feels so weird walking down the hall way, and seeing your locker, and knowing that I wont see your face anymore. This feels unreal. I regret not talking to you more when I had the chance. You will always be in my heart and thoughts Kevin. (: someday, we will meet again. Until then, you’re greatly missed. Tyler Wegner.   Dear Kevin,    Even though we didn’t talk that much, you could always make me smile. I’ll never forget the homecoming parade I watched with you, It was so fun(: I just can’t believe this happened. You’ll always be in my heart. -Jordan<3

Kevin, I still can’t believe you’re gone. It seems like just yesterday we were back in grade school. Even though we didn’t talk a lot in high school I still remember all of those memories we had from grade school and a few from high school. I wish we would of talked more, but now your gone. You might be gone but you will never be forgotten. We miss you and love you always. <3 -Kylie Galloway <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When we are young we think we are invincible, we think nothing bad can happen. But our school has been reminded yet again that thats not true. Losing you is a shock to us all. Whether we knew you super well or just knew your name or face, in a school like ROWVA we all are impacted by something like this.. You were a fun happy guy, its not fair that this has happened. you will be missed. Rest In Peace Kevin. Kevin, you were always a nice guy who liked to mess around and yeah i may not have known you like you were best friends, but you still were a friend. We talked sometimes here and there. You kept asking me about my stairs and if I've fallen yet and we just laughed. But that’s just showing you cared. You always cared bout other people before yourself. May you rest in peace. You will be missed and in our hearts forever! <3 Haley Wilckens


 * Kevin--life without you is going to suck as moving on as well I just can’t believe that this really happened to someone like you. You were the most up-beat, selfless guy i have ever met. no matter how bad of a day you have been having you would always try and cheer up another person instead of worrying about yourself. You could always just make me relax and not worry about anything and just have a good time and live life. you were an amazing guy, just happy all the time just living life the way you wanted too and just having a good time. Losing you did such an impact on everyone, even if they barely knew you, they about Kevin. Most people are more just in shock really because no one can believe that this would happen to you. i still can't believe it. Not going to see you around and about and hang with you is going to just ruin my day because you always made my day, or not seeing your tall long haired butt in the hallway is just going to kill me, I swear 24/7 you were always smiling and having a good time it was just who you were. You just made life so much better when you would come around. i will never forget all the good times we had. we never had any bad times. You will always be in the back of my mind and you will always be missed and we love you. R.I.P Kevin.**

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Kevin,** <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**We didn't talk very much but i remember having P.E. with you last year. You were always laughing** <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**smiling with your friends. We still are trying to get over this hard fact. You will always be remembered** <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**as the outgoing one. We miss you dearly..RIP Kevin..** <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">***-Haylee Swanson-*** <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kevin, I remember when we were younger I would always ride my four wheeler out to your house and we would ride together in your fields or on your trails. Every time that I went out there I would have a good time just hangin out with you. We will all miss your goofiness and how you made everyone you talked to smile. You knew how to have a good time. Even though we didn’t hang out as much as we used to, we would always get along and we never had a problem with each other. I don’t think you had a problem with anyone. We are all going to miss you in the hallways of Rowva high school.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Zach Abel

Kevin, I can remember so many things: when we met in sixth grade drama with Tim Holmes, junior high lunch antics, Geometry, Playing pool at Granny Barb’s house, AP with Mr. Main, and Trig last year. We always had a great time. I remember John, Brett, you, and me making our list of things to do in our lives. Regrettably, we accomplished few of them. I will miss you bud. We all will. I pray that mercy and goodness will follow your family in this hard time. Smitty <span style="color: #f11e69; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="color: #f11e69; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Kevin, although we weren't close friends, I know you well enough to know exactly who you were. You were an all around good guy who knew how to have a good time. Sure, maybe that meant causing some trouble now and then, but what teenage guy doesn't do that? You should've seen the hallways today, you would have loved it. I walked out of class to see a group of 30+ people scrunched in the hallway, like the hallway version of one of those bathroom parties you were most likely involved in, telling stories of how you made them laugh and how you helped them have good times... while frequently bursting into laughter. From the looks of these comments, you had a much bigger heart than I ever knew of. It's such a shame that this had to happen, but you're probably somewhere doing burnouts with Alex I imagine. Rest in peace, we miss you more than you could ever imagine.

<span style="color: #f11e69; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Ashley LaGrow <span style="color: #f11e69; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> Kevin we have had some good times since I’ve known you, you are the craziest person I’ve ever met in my life. I have some memories that involve you that will never be forgotten. It’s hard accepting that you aren’t with us anymore, I’m not used to walking down the hall and not seeing you. I don’t get how I talked to you yesterday in 3rd hour and just hours later you have left us all. I wish the best to your family, and all of your friends as we all mourn for you. R.I.P. Kevin you will be missed and you will never be forgotten.

- Jake Muckey

Kevin… I may not have known you that well, but I will never forget you. My prayers are with you and your family. Rest In Peace. Sam Rammage

Kevin, I knew you for only one year, the first year that Altona had 5th and 6th grade. I didn't know you very well, just the half hour that was your class lunch period. I do remember a quiet boy with a smile. God bless you. Sarah, the ROWVA East cook

Hi Kevin. You probably don't really know me because we never really got to hang out much, but I'm making an extra effort to now because I wish we could have. I didn't hear the news until this morning at school, and I couldn't believe it. I mean, I just saw you yesterday joking around with all of your friends and having a good time as usual. I didn't want to believe it, but when the halls are that silent, you know something tremendously bad has happened. I was on my way to my frist hour class right after I heard that you had passed. I kept hearing the words, "and Kevin Moore died." Each time it was like a punch to the stomach or an electric shock. It was one of the worst experiences I have ever had in high school that I hope no one ever has to go through again in the halls of ROWVA Sr. High. Today my friends had a prayer circle in your memory, and I swore I felt your presence. Anyway, I've done my crying, and now I'll try not to anymore because even though I didn't know you extremely well, I do know you wouldn't want that. You would want us out celebrating you and all the positive things you've contributed to your fellow students at ROWVA. (And from the looks of the halls, you had quite an impact.) Tomorrow I'll go back to school, and I'll probably expect to see you there. I know you will be there though, even if I can't see you. You'll be with us all, and this gives me comfort. My prayers to your family, and everyone else who's missing you. Enjoy the party up there, dude. We'll be down here celebrating with you too. Shawna Ables, I wish you rainbows and unicorns!

<span style="font-family: 'Andalus','serif';">I only knew you as “the tall guy that I saw near my locker every once in a while,” and you probably just thought of me as “the principal’s daughter,” but either way, you are in my thoughts as well as everyone else’s. As I sat down to read all of the memories of you that people have described here, I realized what a great person you were, and what an impact you had on everybody. You’ll be missed by us all, “tall guy by my locker.” RIP Kevin -Jenni Peters  ﻿Kevin: I realize that I never talked to you much or knew you all that well, but that just goes to show you how much you've impacted everyone at ROWVA that you weren't even close to. I will never forget having you sit 2 desks away from me in my Biology class last year and how you always made the class a lot more fun and interesting! Passing you in the halls you'd always be laughing about something or seemed to be in happy mood. It was very obvious this morning in the halls that everyone really misses you and you will never be forgetten. Rest In Peace. ~Aubrey Main <span style="color: #f11e69; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Kevin, <span style="color: #f11e69; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0in;">I never got the chance to really know you, i regret that very much. What i do know of you is you were a great guy, you had a great personality, you always smiled and from what I've read you always made peoples day. My freshman year, when I first moved here I saw you and I was just like who is this freakishly tall, smiley guy? Hes really cool I like him! I did even talk to you and I knew I wanted to be friends with you, although you probably had no clue who I was I miss you. Last night when i found out what happened I prayed for the first time ever. And When I woke up I got a message saying "its true, he passed..." I started balling my eyes out... I didn't know what to think... I've read all these wonderful memories of you and they make me cry... but they also make me smile... because you were such a great guy... I have to say that you were apart of the strongest class I've ever met... I know that as we are in such pain down here you will be up there with Alex having fun... We all miss you down here, this never should have happened... Rest in Peace Kevin Moore, You are greatly missed .~ Victoria Wheeler Kevin, I hadn't heard what had happend untill I got to school today. When I found out, I couldn't believe it. Everything felt unreal, like it wasn't really happening. I mean, we weren't really friends or anything, but you were a student here and it's hard for all of us to believe this is for real. You were one of the funniest people I've met. I'll always remember sitting behind you in biology, you and Chris always messing around. It made the class a lot more fun. Everyone's going to miss you. Rest in Peace. - Keith King

Kevin: I never really talked to you, and I didn't get to know you at all. I now wish that I had taken the time. But from what I hear from everyone, you were a bright young man, who loved making everyone happy. Kevin, our lockers were pretty close to one anothers, and I never said hello. I unfortunately missed a very good friendship with you. Even though we never truly met, I, with the rest of the High School, miss you and love you. I didn't hear until this morning that you had passed on, and I looked around. The hallway was nearly silent. You have many friends, Kevin, and many people who love you. Rest in Peace, and hopefully I will see you in Heaven! - Kaylyn Schafer

<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kevin. <span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">you are greatly missed here on earth, but you are in a better place, in heaven. I will never forget the memories in biology! and when ever i go four-wheeling i will think of you! we will always remember your smiling face! rest in peace kevin. - Sarah Johnston <span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

Kevin, you would not believe it, but I haven't stopped crying for more than five minutes today. I miss you so much and everytime I picture your smiling face, I start to cry again. I can't believe you are gone. Mostly because even though you are truly an angel now, you always were one down here. I'll never forget the first day I ever met you; you were up at the park and so were my brother and I. I always thought you were a little goofy and I absolutely love the fact that everytime I hear the word "fruit", I think of you. I truly wish you could come to school and see how much of an impact you have on us, but it's like as much as I want that to happen, I know it will never come true. You are not allowed to be gone, Kevin. Your name and the word dead are just not allowed to be in the same sentence unless there's a not between them. You taught me so much, like how you're supposed to enjoy life because you never know which day will be your last. And that's just the case with you. You were so worried about Kate that you didn't even realize what was going on in your own body. You were the best man on earth and NO ONE can take your place. Just do me a favor and save me a seat next to you up there. Hope the MD's even better in God's Kingdom. Forever and always you will be in my heart and mind. Rest In Peace and may God bless you, Big Brother. I love you so much, Kevin. P.S. I just remembered last year when we used to chase each other around in the hallways trying to punch and tickle each other. You would always sneek up to me and get me when I least expected it. So many times I dropped my papers and books on the floor nearly messing my pants. Then, when I came to hit you as a joke or just tickle you, you would just let me even though I could never sneek up on you cuzz you were such a dang ninja. And whenever I did get you, you'd just yell "BEKAH! I'm gonna get you!" while we both sprinted down the hallway trying to avoid plowing the people in our path... Then, around the last few days of school last year, we all gathered all the paper we could and gave it to you. I still remember the excitement in your voice when you explained what you planned to do...Then you stuffed the crap outta JohnO's locker with every scrap and shred you could get your hands on. You were the BEST. Man, Imma miss you so much. When I went to the visitation today, I couldn't believe what they did to you. You had more makeup on than I've ever even had, but you were always such a handsome goof ball... Like I thought seeing you would somehow fix me, but it just made things so much worse. All I could think of were your beauiful, smiling eyes. And that cheesy grin got me everytime, even when I was mad or upset with you. I'm just sorry that I never had the chance to tell you how much you meant to me and to tell you the truth, I think you taught me more than you ever realized, bro. Well, I dont really know what else to say right now... except that the only way to explain my feelings is that my heart feels like it is ripped into two pieces and all it takes to bond it back together is your smile. I can't take it, bud. I wish I could just hug you one more time so much. What am I supposed to do without seeing you everyday? How will I do it? It seems like the only time I can't bring myself to tears is when I feel like YOU are around me. Please give me strength, my angel. Once again, I love you, Kevin. Love always and forever, <333 Bekah Tomlin <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">I remember when I was in pre-school and fell asleep on the bus, and when we got to school you woke me up and let me get off the bus in front of all the big kids. You were the only kid who would have ever done that. Rest in peace <3 <span style="color: #f11e69; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Kevin, <span style="color: #f11e69; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I didn't personally know you, but just by looking at you I could tell how kind you were to others. You always smiled and laughed. Those few days in Art class, you'd crack jokes and make everybody in the room laugh. All of us were happy thanks to you. Thinking back, it blows my mind to think I saw you in class one day...laughing, talking, breathing...and the next day you were taken from us. I still try pinching my arm to see if I'm dreaming or if it's actually real. Our ROWVA family mourns for your loss, and you will forever be in our hearts. May you watch over us all with that smile. Rest in Peace, Kevin Moore. <span style="color: #0067ff; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: #f11e69; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">~Kaitlyn McQueen Um I don't know what to say really. I'm sitting here in personal finance just staring at your empty seat. I just feel like you're just not at school, like you had a bailing appointment or cows are out or something. I talked to caveman lastnight. He misses you and is very proud of you. He kept telling me lastnight not to think I'm invincible. Trust me man, i know I am not invicible. I have Jared's ipod right now and I'm listening to "Invincible" by Crossfade. I don't have that song on my ipod, so Jared and I are going to use your idea and put our songs on an USB drive and put them on one of our computers. That is one thing i loved about you. You always had these great ideas. Like when the bolt lock would not work on my door so you went to shop the next day and made a block to put behind it so it would be flush. Or when i wanted to put that shelf in the corner, but i couldn't get it to stay, so you suggested we tie it up. I'll admit,I thought you were crazy when you said that, but of course that shelf is still there holding up great. Then your idea about suspending my bed from the ceiling, that was just absurd, but it was sweet. Last night i found that bucket list we made in Trig with Smitty and BSwise; we had some great freaking times together. The day we went shed hunting was one of the funnest days of my life dude.HOLY CRAP! There goes Kevin. Off the road. Through the ditch. Drifting through the field. Back onto the road just in time to stop at the Stop sign. Or the day we went fishing when you were locked out of your own pasture and we spent twenty minutes tearing out the fence, only to get a call from caveman after our second cast that cows were out in Knoxville. The night with Taylor was one of the best nights of my life. "The keys just kept falling out." "Dude!That cop just went by!" And when it took us an hour to skin that stupid coon, only to have you cut half the tail off! Man, I even had fun when we just went in to Farm King to grab some chains for Shaw. And you were always giving me things. Like letting me barrow Run Ronny Run and Fight Club. Or when you traded me that knife for four Mountain Dews. If you didnt have a Mountain Dew in your hand, you were going to get another one. You were easily one of the goofiest kids i know. But more importantly you were one of the kindest. You would give me advice when you knew i needed it and anything that was yours was mine. I guess now I'm going to have Robert help me with that go cart cause just like you said, it will just sit at my house and rust. And I'll probably lose a pound of scrap before Brodie and I get around to taking it in. I'm also going to look into those landowner tags you were telling me about. Well soon I have to go to History and stare at your empty seat in there. Then lunch. Lunch is going to be really hard cause every day I'd walk in and see you at the front of the line -- every day. I'll yell at Robert to keep his elbow in for you. It is going to be hard, but I know you want me to have as much fun as I can while I can -- just like you. I will definately miss you like crazy. You were the best friend a person could ask for. Thank you for everything. You will always be in my heart brother.

Love, John O

Kevin, Wow. I still can't believe this is true. I keep praying I will wake up from this horrible nightmare soon. But I just keep telling myself that even though I can't see you, your still here. With all of us. I mean look at all these memories we all have with you. I'm guna miss how you always brought a smile to my face and everyone else's too. I still don't get how you could always make someone crack a smile, even when they we're having the worst day ever. Everyday I would walk down the hallway and I would hear, "Hey, SMILE! It automatically forced a grin across my face. Or how you used to walk up to me and say "jeeeez, your short!" and I would reply with "Nooo, your just extremely tall!" :) I'm guna miss how you used to walk into the bait shop, no shirt, no shoes, and in yer swim trunks..just because you needed a mountain dew for the ride to or from the hook. Then how you always pointed at my picture on the wall and you would say "hey, I'm going to catch a bigger fish than you today!" But instead you would go out and brag to everyone how big my fish was compared to theirs. Oh boy, and talking about our fishing contest. That was hilarious! And sorry to say, but even if you would of had a full basket of fish when we started, I still would of won. :) Every weekend at work is guna be so different now. I'm used to seeing you walk in here with that HUGE smile on your face, a million times every weekend just to buy another mountain dew. And every time you'd ask, "you guys got cold twelve packs yet?" haha, you and your mountain dew. And you were just always there. Not just for me, but for anyone. If they hollered, you were there in a heartbeat. Even if it meant going out of your way. You were always one of those very few people that would put everyone else before yourself. And how thankful we all are for that. ALL OF US! Kevin, we all miss you VERY much! I wanna dedicate this song to you. Every time I hear it, you come to my mind.. Sunny days seem to hurt the most Wear the pain like a heavy coat I feel you everywhere I go I see your smile, I see your face I hear your laugh' in the rain I still can't believe you're gone It ain't fair you died too young Like a story that had just begun But death tore the pages all away God knows how I miss you All the hell that I've been through Just knowing, no one could take your place Sometimes I wonder, who you'd be today Would you see the world Would you chase your dreams Settle down with a family I wonder what would you name your babies Somedays the sky's so blue I feel like I can talk to you And I know it might sound crazy It ain't fair you died too young Like a story that had just begun But death tore the pages all away God knows how I miss you All the hell that I've been through Just knowing, no one could take your place Sometimes I wonder, who you'd be today Today, Today, Today... Today, Today, Today... Sunny days seem to hurt the most I wear the pain like a heavy coat The only thing that gives me hope Is I know, I'll see you again someday Someday, Someday... ==== You will NEVER be forgotten Kevin Moore. love and miss you, Elysa. p.s. i hope that the mountain dew is endless up there and I will see you soon.

Dear Kevin,

It doesnt seem like it was all that long ago u were in wataga at my house with Colby and I playing pool on the new pool tabe we just got. You had to show off and go and shoot from behinnd your band and u sunk the ball in. or even the time it wa like 9:30 and we were on ebaumsworlds messing with the soundboards prank calling people from your phone and we made one of your frineds so pissed from it and we just sat there and laughed for an hour is seemed like. I also never got 2 ask u why so many people called u squirrel. well we miss u alot down here Kevin from Doug ====

Kevin my boy it is with no joy The letter I write this eve I stop now and then And put down my pen And use my thoughts to grieve

Your passing last night gave us all quite a fright It is true that you’ve touched us all And Rowva this morn was truly forlorn When looking down the great hall

But alas good friend lest we all not forget The lives that you’ve touched with your heart Your laughter and smile will last us a while As we work though the most difficult part

Your friends are all quiet, subdued and forlorn Their thoughts are with you you see Their pain with your passing Will not be surpassing The laughter you’ve brought to thee

We will miss you a bunch but I have a good hunch That you’re watching us now as we speak With a laugh, a smile and plenty of style And a Due to last us this week

To your family I say many thanks for the day That you gave this world your son He was a great boy and truly a joy To work with, guide, and employ

Will S. Kevin, I remember when we were younger you would come to my house. We did a lot together.I dont remember much of what we did. I do know we played a lot and I recall it was you who told my mom one day when she was making lunch that you liked hot dogs and mac and cheese cooked together. I think of you whenever i eat it like that and will continue to do so. I am sorry I wasn't at ROWVA these last few years. I was very sad when I heard about your passing. But you were not forgotten by me. We had from what I heard a lot in common. You were a wonderful person and a friend. We will all love and miss you for always and forever. You were one of my best friends. I do not have any bad memories of you I hope one day you will be with your family and friends again. Rest in peace. I will never forget you. Your friend always and forever, Brett Mundwiler Kevin. I didn't know you all that well but you had some amazing hair. Man did you like Mountain Dew. You were tall like me but your hair was much cooler. I hear you're a good guy Kevin. Your friends miss you. -sincerely James H.