Kevin F. Kershaw

Kevin Frederick Kershaw was born in Yakima, Washington on November 7, 1969 to Mary Ann and Edward Kershaw, joining his brother Brian as a companion and playmate. Kevin passed away on July 3, 2025, leaving behind a life lived with passion, competition, and deep love for his family.
Kevin was born an athlete. From an early age, he displayed how motivated he was to excel in all he attempted. Whether in competition with his brother Brian, in family card games, in the classroom, or on the field of play, he learned that hard work and determination created winners.
Growing up in Yakima, Kevin was a winner at age five in soccer leading his six teammates to the championship. In grade school, he guided the Gilbert Grizzlies to league championships year after year.
Through middle school at Wilson Jr. High, Kevin and his cousin Robert dined at every McDonald's in the Northwest while competing at ski races in the winter. In 1986, Kevin and Robert competed in the Junior Olympics for skiing in Incline Village, Nevada.
Kevin was also an exceptionally talented tennis player. He began competing in the summer tennis circuit as a young child, where he won multiple singles titles. He continued his athletic achievements into high school, where he was a 4A Tennis Doubles State Champion, in addition to an All-League wide receiver. Kevin graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1988. He carried his tennis career into college as a Division I tennis scholar-athlete at Washington State University, graduating with a business degree in 1992. At WSU, Kevin also became a "Forever Cougar" as a proud Sigma Nu Brother.
Following graduation, Kevin began his professional career in Seattle, where he learned the value and challenges of customer service in high pressure environments. While in Seattle, Kevin met Kim, a fellow Cougar. They moved to Yakima where they married and began their family.
Kevin joined his cousin Robert and their fathers in the Kershaw Companies - the family's legacy agriculture business. He started his time with the company working on the ranches alongside his uncle Bob. Later, in the early 2010s, Kevin was tasked to help develop a transportation company to service customers worldwide. His leadership in Domex Logistics officially began with the company's foundation in 2015, becoming an instrumental piece of the larger enterprise's past and future successes.
Strong and loyal company employees, a competitive spirit, and a drive to succeed created many opportunities for Kevin and Robert to lead the Kershaw Companies' continued growth as one of the top apple, pear, and cherry companies in the US today.
A lifelong athlete, Kevin remained an avid golfer and competitive tennis player. He was a member of the Yakima Country Club and the Yakima Tennis Club. He was also a member of the Bighorn Country Club in Palm Desert, CA that would provide his favorite activities – especially during the winter months.
Above all else, Kevin was especially proud of his children. They were the greatest joys of his life and his greatest sources of pride. They brightened his day, and the time spent with them were the highlights of his weeks.
They provided years of competitive successes for Kevin to enjoy. He adored spending most of his children's formative years watching Katie succeed on the soccer field and seeing Kieran dominate in football, basketball, and baseball. Spending time with Kacen and seeing his early years brought Kevin immense happiness.
More recently, Kevin was overjoyed to celebrate Katie's marriage to Nick Perry with friends and family in September 2024, and he was exceptionally proud of Kieran's graduation from WSU in May 2024. He had loved spending time with Kieran while he worked at the family business in his high school and college years (which started with a broom in the cold storage facilities and ended in DSG Logistics with his father), but was thrilled for Kieran to have recently begun his career in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Kevin was a beloved father, son, cousin, and friend who will be dearly missed.
Kevin is survived by his parents Ed and Mary Ann, his children Katie (Nick Perry) and Kieran and their mother Kim, Kevin's son Kacen, and many other cousins. Kevin was preceded in death by his grandparents Ronald and Betty Kershaw, Dr. Fred and Betty Ann Burrows, his brother Brian in 1996 at age 30, and his nephew Matthew Brian Kershaw Hogenson in 2023 at age 25.
A celebration of Kevin's life will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 from 2:00-5:00 PM at the Yakima Country Club, 500 Country Club Drive, Yakima, WA 98901.
His family invites donations to the Washington Apple Education Foundation, the Monsignor John Ecker Foundation, and the La Salle High School Foundation in care of Brookside Funeral Home, PO Box 1267, Moxee, WA 98936.