Kevin C. Genther

March 22, 1928 - December 1, 2020 Kevin Cummings Genther (Casey) passed away on December 1, 2020 at age 92, leaving behind his daughters Megan G Mouton (Kent), Kerry Silver (Ed) and Kim G. Bruner, his grandchildren Kristin Bruner-Halteman, Casey Mouton (Taylor Hingtgen), Caitlin M Wilder (Tyler), Alison Patterson (Billy), and Steven Silver and great grandchildren, Konnor Halteman, Penny Patterson and two others to be born later this year. Casey was predeceased by the love of his life, Joan. Casey and Joan first met as children growing up in Forest Hills, NY where they were married in 1951. They repeated their vows 50 years later to the day in the same Forest Hills church with friends and family in attendance. Casey graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa where he played both football and basketball. Upon graduation he swept Joan, who was living in Los Angeles, off her feet and they returned to Forest Hills to live until he was drafted into the army during the Korean War. After fulfilling his obligation, Casey was offered a job with MGM Studios in Dallas, Texas as a publicity field person. He later worked for Warner Brothers in the same capacity in Dallas until he was promoted and transferred to Los Angeles as head of the publicity and promotion department. Subsequently, he became Director of Publicity and Promotion at Universal Studios where he finished his career in the movie business.After retiring he and Joan left Los Angele for Lake Arrowhead where he became active in the American Legion.Casey made friends easily and he and Joan loved to entertain. As an Irishman he loved a good drink and loud music! He amassed an extensive collection of Jazz records and cd's. Many a great gathering ended in his bar with him playing Big Band jazz records, telling stories and trying to convince Joan to dance. He was definitely the life of the party!Other than listening to jazz, Casey loved to share a good meal with a great bottle of wine. He also loved to read and watch college football and basketball and was an avid UCLA fan.His greatest joy was watching his grandchildren and great grandchildren grow and mature.We miss Casey terribly but gain solace in knowing he and Joan have been reunited for eternity.