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Kevin Edward Nay of Palm Springs – financial advisor, Rotarian, and youth sports coach –passed away February 10, 2013 from complications of frontotemporal dementia. Kevin was born July 12, 1960 in Berkeley, CA, the first son of Paul and Joanne (Frye) Nay. The family moved to Porterville, CA when Kevin was 12, where he graduated from Porterville High School in the class of 1978. Kevin excelled in his classes, ran on the cross country team, and was sports editor of the school paper.
After graduating early, Kevin spent a year in Kenya as an exchange student with American Field Service, where he learned Swahili and an appreciation for international travel for students and adults. (He put his Swahili to good use when he volunteered to help with the LA Olympics in 1984 and was assigned to assist the Kenyan team.) After returning from Africa, Kevin explored several options for higher education at Humboldt State College, Harvey Mudd College, Cal Poly Pomona, and UC Riverside. He moved to Palm Springs and found that he enjoyed desert life in this small city. After starting a small business with a partner selling hand-decorated clothing, he went into employee benefits consulting, founding Advantage Benefits to offer insurance and retirement services to small businesses and individuals.
Kevin met and married Leslie Hurst and their son Ian was born in 1993. He joined the Rotary Club of Palm Springs, and his volunteer activities included placing exchange students with families in the area and acting as a translator on Rotary trips to Mexico. He also volunteered as a youth sports coach and referee for soccer, basketball, and baseball, both in Palm Springs and Idyllwild. During summers he enjoyed playing on the Ajax Rock Company softball team in Idyllwild.
Kevin's warm, gregarious personality and sense of humor and style will be lovingly remembered by his friends and surviving family, including his parents, Paul and Joanne Nay of Santa Barbara, his former wife, Leslie Hurst of Idyllwild, his son Ian (now attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), his brother Steve of East Wenatchee, WA, and his brother John of San Francisco.
A Celebration of Kevin's Life, with a buffet lunch, will be held in the Grill Room at the Spa Resort Hotel in Palm Springs from 11:30 to 2:00 on March 30th. Anyone who cannot attend but has a memory or story of Kevin to share is invited to email it to [email protected]. In lieu of flowers, please help fund the college scholarship that has been started in Kevin's name with donations to the Rotary Club of Palm Springs, attention Denise Ellis, P.O. Box 171, Palm Springs, CA 92263, noting that it is for Kevin's scholarship.
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sorry to hear that i lost a cool classmate we even had the same birthday july 12 R.I.P. kevin Lori K Ventura Ca
March 25, 2013
Kevin, I guess I have to forgive you for raising the curve in every class I ever had with you at PHS. You were one smart guy. You will be missed!
Anne Van Bebber
March 21, 2013
You will be missed buddy. We had some fun back in the days at the old Mill St. house. Those RISK all nighters were fun. Rest easy Kevin.
Mike Huerta
March 21, 2013
We were so saddened to hear of Kevin's passing. He was our health insurance benefits consultant for many years but we had not talked to him since he sold Advantage Benefits. He was such a kind, intelligent, well spoken gentleman whom we had the honor to know. We had many discussions about education and other opportunities for our kids, as well as life in general. We were pleased to learn that Ian ended up at the same college as our daughter. Kevin's memory will be a blessing to all who knew him! Our deepest sympathy to his family.
Dr. Sam & Diane Weiss
March 18, 2013
Kevin, who loved life, loved adventure, loved learning new things, and discovering all he could about his creative self, loved most of all his devoted wife, Leslie, his precious son, Ian, his greatest fans and supporters, brothers Steve and John, his wonderful parents Paul and Joanne, and each and every one of his extended family to whom he gave so much and brought so much laughter, love, and wisdom. I was fortunate to be a friend of the family and I will see him always as he is--joyful, laughing, and filled with dreams for the future.
Pamela Smyth
March 15, 2013
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