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Kevin J. McKeown
1963 - 2022
Kevin J. McKeown
1963 - 2022
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Born in Chester, PA, on August 1, 1963, he was a son of Joseph J. and Teresa (Yungwirth) McKeown. Kevin graduated from Salesianum High School and went on to earn his Bachelor's degree from Cornell University. He worked as a 401K Plan Administrator for Preferred Pensions in Fairfield, NJ. Kevin had been French horn student of Joe Naff and a member of the Diamond State Concert Band. He was an avid history buff, sports enthusiast, and who loved cheering on his favorite team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kevin is survived by his siblings, Andrew McKeown (Kelly) of Campbell, CA, Kristin Flora (Patrick) of Emmaus, PA, and Martha Lillard (Tom) of Phoenixville, PA; 3 nieces; 2 nephews; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins in the Manz, McKeown, and Yungwirth families.
All services will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Kevin's memory to St. John's Holy Angels R.C. Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE 19711, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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Steve Kowalewski
August 3, 2023
I was surprised and shocked when I received the news of Kevin´s passing almost by chance, during a rare reading of a Salesianum e-mail message. I regret the lateness of my remarks.
Kevin was my best friend through high school and beyond. We shared an interest in history, books, boardgames, football and pop culture. We invested a great deal of time in playing boardgames (sessions usually lasting three hours or more), and I figure 25 to 33 % of that time was spent not actually playing, but discussing other subjects, and that was not wasted time.
We grew up with somewhat different personalities - Kevin was far more friendly and gregarious than me- but we remained united by our common interests. When Kevin made a new life for himself in northern New Jersey we maintained telephonic contact for a number of years. Sadly, we eventually lost touch with one another. Despite that, I never did forget him, often thinking of subjects that we could have talked about (a latest game purchase, a movie, a good book to read).
I have vivid memories of epic game-playing sessions and discussions, but for some reason my favorite memories are of the summer of 1981, just after graduation from high school. We gamed Squad Leader and took a daytrip to a Lancaster mega-mall in May, went to see "For Your Eyes Only" at the Concordeville cinema in June (along with brother Andrew), sessions of "Dungeons and Dragons" (that included Andrew and sisters!) that lasted until 10:00 PM or later (a game that Kevin and I outgrew at literally the same exact moment a couple years later), and refighting World War I to a near-draw all summer.
My very deepest condolences to the entire McKeown family.
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MARY FREY (Petit de Mange)
March 26, 2022
Having lost 2 children and my brother, I can truly understand how you are feeling. I am SO sorry for your loss. I can TRULY say I understand how you are all feeling. If you ever need an ear, PLEASE don´t hesitate to call, text, write, whatever works best for you. With MUCH love ALWAYS
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