Name: Calling hours for Kevin Joseph O'Donnell
Start: 2013-06-13T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2013-06-14T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Clairemont Mortuary

In Loving Memory of Kevin Joseph O'Donnell who passed away June 9, 2013.

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Published by San Diego Union-Tribune on Jun. 9, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for Kevin O'Donnell

38 Entries

Dave Dougherty

August 27, 2023

August 25, 2023. Just saw Kevin on You Tube. Very brave and very sad. To be 54 making that video and knowing he has 5 children is just awful for any person. So brave to do the video and wish a world of happier days for his family.,DD from Philadelphia Pa.

Thomas Archer

December 4, 2020

Soar with the angels, mighty warrior, for you have surely earned it.

Matthew Lankins

August 19, 2020

Amazing videos on YouTube. Amazing man Kevin. RIP Kevin and thanks for sharing your story.

Matthew Lankins

August 19, 2020

Amazing videos on YouTube. Amazing man Kevin. RIP Kevin and thanks for sharing your story.

Lisa F.

January 11, 2020

Thank you for the ALS videos. Your consideration of others, to share and educate on ALS, is heroic and appreciated. Kevin brought humor and light to a debilitating disease. I hope he continues to shine in your hearts!

Sharon

October 27, 2018

What an amazing man Kevin was. To be willing to share his personal ALS journey from beginning to end with such brutal honesty took real courage and strength. Kevin, your words and your legacy lives on. R.i.p.

December 19, 2017

Kevin touched many people's lives sharing his ALS journey. I cant stop crying thinking of how he opened up his heart, emotions and knowledge to help others. His spirit and uplifting strength lives on. May his family and friends have peace and blessings. To a great man Kevin

Russell Adomaitis

March 4, 2016

Kevin's Family, Thank You for sharing your ALS dx process!
I am Russ fr Chgo age 64 and am being diagnosed w ALS!
Your videos are Uplifting and Helpful:)
You were and are an Angel now w God!
How wonderful of you to share what it is like to Understand what is happening!
Your videos should be made into a PBS special so people can understand this Awful disease! God Bless your family for helping you make these videos! IF someone in your family can write me. Would love to hear fr them! Russ M. Adomaitis
[email protected] God Bless you and Pray for me now your w God!

Ryan Smith

January 22, 2016

I stumbled across Kevin's video series, and watched every one. I never met him and thanks to ALS, I never will. Still, I feel as though I got to know and admire this brave man. Watching such a fine person wither so much, so quickly brought me to tears over and over. I cannot begin to fathom his family's torment. Kevin did not set out to show the horrors of ALS to scare people, but rather to educate and incite. It worked. He inspired me to get involved in ALS advocacy. I hate this evil disease. It enrages me that such a terrible thing still exists. I want it destroyed, wiped off the planet, obliterated. Kevin might be gone, but He still inspires others, and is not forgotten.

Madi

April 5, 2015

Kevin and his wife and family were very brave to share his struggles with this rare challenge called ALS known by less than one percent of the US, and those who watch his online video documentary cannot help being moved by this extraordinary man and his family who loved and cared for him until the bitter end. He raised awareness of this mysterious condition, in addition to everything else he accomplished In his life. You should be very proud of him, and you have my profound sympathy.

jen brown

March 9, 2015

What a brave, beautiful man. I found Kevin on youtube. I wish there was more that could have been done. He was not scared of this disease, hopefully there will be a cure someday.

March 7, 2015

May God rest Kevin and comfort his family. I was deeply moved by watching his videos. To watch such a handsome and physically active man die in the prime of his life is so heartbreaking. I pray they find a cure to this cruel disease.

lucas almeida

January 9, 2015

hey, i really appreciate the videos. what a brave man. so sad to hear he passed away. May u rest in peace my friend. You really changed my way of seeing the world, and i thank you for that. sometimes we cant see how lucky we are just for being healthy.

Angie Chavira

December 7, 2014

Thank you leaving this open for us to post something. I was touched by Mr O'Donnell's videos while doing a research paper on ALS. I am so emotional over his journey and hope for his family to have peace knowing that his courage to share has touched so many.
RIP Mr. O'Donnell

Toronto Canada

December 2, 2014

Is hard to say something........ ;-(

Carol Paquette

November 11, 2014

Watching Kevin's journey through ALS is beyond touching. What a brave and wonderful person he was. It was so hard to see the extreme changes from one video to the next. ALS is the cruelest of all diseases. I hope there is a cure one day. My deepest regards to the O'Donnell family.

anonymous anonymous

September 7, 2014

RIP Kevin, I watched your videos on YouTube and it got harder and harder to watch. I am so sorry you had to go through such a horrible and devastating journey, I can tell you were a wonderful and strong human being. God bless your soul and may your family find peace.

Most sincerely, a 23 year old girl who may also have ALS

Amber Sloat

August 22, 2014

I watched every single one of Kevin's videos. Such a brave soul. Always fighting til the end. I pray for his soul and his family and for anyone else with ALS.

Simone Baston

August 21, 2014

My heart is broken after watching Kevin's videos they've touched me so deeply i have no doubt that he was a exceptional man rip

August 21, 2014

Kevin's videos touch me. <3

Brandy Schott

June 13, 2014

I cannot tell you how glad I am to have found your dad's and husband's videos. My dad was recently diagnosed with ALS and is a lot like Kevin in many ways. What he did making those videos is incredible. Thank you, thank you, thank you. <3

April 21, 2014

Your father has touched my heart through his video. So sorry for your lost I could tell he was a wonderful person and father.

adriana vivo

February 18, 2014

To Kevin and family. What a courageous human to chronicle his ALS journey. This is such a devastating diagnosis for all. My son's father , 53, was recently diagnosed and I went looking for information and found Kevin's legacy. Knowing what to expect doesn't make it easier but I liken it to bracing yourself before an impact. God bless you and I am deeply saddened by your loss. Kevin, rest, your battle is complete. Adriana

sandy N

January 5, 2014

Kevin's You tube videos are a great contribution to the ALS community. He made something positive from something so devastating. May he rest in peace.

Dena ODonnell McQuestion

December 28, 2013

Thank you to all the people that leave messages. We love that people appreciate he's videos, he always wanted to be famous ;)
Love,
Kevin's 4 kids: Jessica, Dena, Kevin, James

D. McMurray

December 27, 2013

I just discovered Kevin's videos. My husband was diagnosed with ALS in June and I am living the same life he chronicled. I just wanted to say something to let you know he helped people by making those videos. It was also a therapy for him, I'm sure. God bless you as you keep and celebrate the sweet memories of your lives together.

Sandi Bryer

December 10, 2013

To the Family of Kevin, I would like to express my sympathy and also my support to you all. I just got through watching all of his videos from You Tube on "Living with ALS". It took courage and strength for Kevin to do those videos and I hope you know how much they mean to people going through the same things. My husband, Ron, died of ALS a year ago September and I was his Caregiver, keeping him home til his death. I know the sacrifices you all made in caring for Kevin and also the joys you must have shared. Kevin seemed to be a man with a great sense of humor and determination. Thank you again for sharing his videos and I know they will also be of comfort to you since his death. God Bless You All. My Heart goes out to You. Sandi Bryer

September 2, 2013

May God bless Mr. O'Donnell's family and may angels surround him always. Watched all You Tube videos...he gave us all a brilliant example of courage under fire...he was inspiring.

John DeNigris

June 23, 2013

All my love and prayers are with the O'Donnell family. Your father was amazing and truly one of a kind.

John Crew

June 20, 2013

I am so very sorry to hear about Kevin's passing. In high school, he was a good friend and truly great football teammate. I lost touch with Kevin after that but his family should know how much he was loved and respected by all his teammates and friends from those days. Kevin was an all-star middle linebacker and tight end on one of the most successful teams in his high school's history. But more than just making big plays with his athletic ability, Kevin's obvious enthusiasm for the game was infectious. He made the rest of us want to have as much fun as he was having playing football. High school football was just one brief and relatively small part of Kevin's life. But as a teammate then, he made the folks around him better and happier. I'm sure those wonderful qualities must have continued throughout his life.

With deepest condolences,

John Crew

Scott Hasson

June 18, 2013

Kevin was a good friend and colleague..I enjoyed talking to him and working with him on the AAC. I miss him and know I will see him again.

Serieta Harrell

June 12, 2013

My family would like to send prayers and love to Kevin's family. I lost my own precious son, also named Kevin, several years ago to ALS. He was born in 1959, and shared your Kevin's love of the great outdoors , bike riding, hiking, camping, and just had such a passion for Mother Nature and all the beauty and serenity he experienced there.

I share your pain and heartbreak from losing a loved one to such a horrible disease. May you all have peace in your hearts as you say Goodbye to your dear one.

God Bless

Dena O'Donnell McQuestion

June 12, 2013

Love you daddy :(

Steve Iwig

June 12, 2013

Kevin was there when I needed a friend in dark times. You will be missed.

Frank Wagner

June 11, 2013

Kevin was an inspirational man of great strength, humility, humor, industry and integrity. I am richer for having known him; the world is poorer for his absence.

Hal Gordon

June 11, 2013

Words cannot adequately express the loss I feel over ODs passing. I was blessed to have known him during my days as a Phi Gam at USC and beyond. Kevin touched so many lives while here and was loved by all those who knew him. He faced a devastating illness with grace, dignity and courage. He never gave up always "Fighting On". Now he has been called Home having fulfilled God's purpose for him on Earth. I take comfort in the knowledge that he is at the Right Hand of our Father. To all those who have known Kevin over his all to short life and especially to Kevin's immediate family, may God's ever present hand wipe away your tears and comfort you in this time of immeasurable loss. I will miss my friend forever - until I see him again.

Hal E. "FACE" Gordon, MD

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