I will always remember Kevin as a kind and caring person who was full of life. I consider it a privilege to have been able to know him even if only for a brief period at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement where we sat next to each other.
I was not a member of the Investments department, and as such we did not work closely together, but proximity made us close and Kevin’s kind heart made us friends.
Upon arrival each morning he would almost always inquire as to how my evening was and then again near the end of each day, he would inquire about my evening plans. In between we would chat on and off throughout each day. During those chats I would often receive what he called demerits. Kevin’s demerits were a collection of marks on my whiteboard that indicated that I had done some mischievous action. I have to say that I deserved all the demerits that were awarded to me, most due to my jokingly asking Kevin for that ever-elusive stock tip of the day. I also received some demerits when trying to figure out how I could sell off my Boeing shares and still make a profit.
I know that he was a valued member of the Investments team, and of the DEI committee, but he also was a member of my Giving Ambassador Program innovation team. He and I were co-inventing another great idea just before the pandemic started.
We were an odd couple, for sure. I am an extremely private introvert and Kevin was clearly more outgoing and curious person.
As a new staff member at our organization, Kevin was quiet at the start of his tenure, but quickly emerged as a caring person who had an inviting personality that made everyone, regardless of who they were, feel included.
He tried hard, harder than anyone else ever had tried, to get me more out of my shell so that I could enjoy life as much as he did. He and his family will always be in my thoughts. I will miss him dearly.
