Neil Muyskens

1956 - 2021

Neil Muyskens
May 9, 1956 - March 8, 2021
Lexington , Kentucky - Neil Muyskens, 64, died March 8th, 2021, at home with his wife, Diane, by his side. Neil was born in Rocksprings, Wyoming and lived in 17 different places across the U.S before settling in Lexington. He attended college at Clarkson College in NY, and in 1978 started work at IBM, and later Lexmark, where he and Diane formed many lifelong friendships. Neil often shared the phrase "Friends are the family we choose", and he was blessed to have a large group of trusted and loving friends, for whom he was always grateful. Neil was exceptionally gifted, among a rare breed capable of both dreaming-up new adventures and also executing on them with passion, excitement, and ultimately success. In 1996 Neil founded Unicomp. Unicomp, a computer keyboard manufacturing company, was a source of great joy and pride for Neil. As with many other areas of his life, the people that surrounded Neil at Unicomp became another part of his extended family, and a valued set of friendships. Every year at Christmas, Neil would transform into a "modern day Santa". It was one of many traditions that he created, always built with a goal of creating new and lasting memories. Each year he would write and share a poem, documenting the year's most important memories for both himself and his friends. Many of Neil's happiest moments were while entertaining or planning trips for his friends and family. We were lucky to have him in our lives. Neil loved God and his family above all. He was baptized in September of 2018 surrounded by many friends and family. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed his time with them. He set an amazingly positive example for them, and for anyone watching, throughout his 5 year battle with cancer. Neil learned everything there was to know about his health condition, and battled harder than any of us will really know. Neil is survived by his wife, Diane; children, Robert (Elizabeth) Muyskens and Kristen (Daniel) Ayers; grandchildren, Emma, Alice, Henry, Oliver, Lillian, and Walter; mother, Nita Fain; and siblings, Jack and Anna. Neil was preceded in death by his father, John Muyskens. Arrangements are with Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road. Visitation will begin at 12:30pm Thursday, March 11th, followed by a funeral service at 2:30pm. He will be buried at Lexington Cemetery.