Kevin George Gervais

There is so much to say about my brother but I will try to keep it simple and to the point. Kevin was 23 yrs old when he left us. He was such an amazing person and the best brother any person can have. He was very protective of me and when I had my son, his God son, he became quit an amazing Uncle. He was there for my son more then his own father was. Although he was only around him for 2 years before he passed he left a spot in my sons heart that will never be forgotten. Kevin was an awesome friend. He was loving and careing with whom ever he met. He donated bone marrow one year just before he passed in Florida and saved a 7 year old little girls life. He felt so great about himself. He would visit the little girl in the hospital every day after work until that little girl was well enough to go home. It made him feel great inside knowing that the little girl had a second chance in life. But his love never stopped there. He is my big brother, my only brother, he loves me a lot. I was able to go to him with what ever it was, big or small, and he was always there to give me advise. He wanted me to make the right choices in life and wanted me to become a strong indepentant woman. Which I thank him today for pushing me like that because with out his help I don't think I would be who I am today. Kevin had a love for cars. He had a talent when it came to fixing up any car. That was his passion. He would fix up any kind of vehicle that could move and he was good at it. He loved to stay busy. He was a very determined person, what he wanted he got. Kevin has a ton of friends. He hung out with the same group of friends as an adult as he did as a child. They are like brothers. He was always the type of friend to be there when one was in need. Never questioned the situation, just showed up. Any one can turn to him for anything and he would be there trying to help out as much as he could. He had one love in his life and that was Allison. He wanted to marry her. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He spoke of her very often. They made such a beautiful couple. Kevin never got the chance to have his own babies. I know as much as any one that knew him well, that he would of made an amazing father. He loved kids. He melted inside when it came to kids. I know that all he wanted was a baby. Kevin wanted to be married and settled down. He never got that chance. He grew up with a dream, as we all did, he wanted to be rich with a beautiful wife and kids. If he would of been just a little bit more patient with life, I am pretty sure it would of all happened. On 9/11/01 his heart was crushed, as all of ours were. Well, on the 1 month anniversary of 9/11 he had our entire street outside with candles. He went door to door and asked everyone to step outside for a moment of silence for all those that their lives were ended on that day. He took 9/11 hard. We all think he got very depressed over it. He didn't like to see all the young kids being sent out to Iraq. It hurt him to know that these kids were being sent out there and families were losing their loved ones. He wanted so bad to sign up but his record and health wouldn't allow him too. He just took a turn for the worst after all that. Kevin felt as though he had no place on this earth. He wanted to do more for people that needed it and he felt helpless. Kevin would talk to me about this often and how hurt he was over it. A year later on Memorial day weekend he couldn't take any more of it and ended his life. I was devasted. I lost my world ! I thought I could never go another day with out him. I knew that he didn't do it to hurt any one, so I had to keep going. I wanted to live out his dream for him. NO, I am not rich, but I have an amazing guy in my life and two beautiful healthy children that look a lot like him. I know he wants me to be happy and strong, so I go ever day and try to be as strong as he wants me too. No more tears, only smiles. I lost an amazing person in my life, some one whom will never be replaced. It has been 6 years now with out him and the pain is just as bad. Kevin was my mother, father, bestfriend, and brother ! I love him and will always miss him. My son, now who is almost 9, speeks of him as if he was still here, or as if Kevins spirit lives with in my son. Every day I see Kevin in my son more and more. From the way he walks to the way he talks. Its sad but amazing all at the same time. My son and I talk about Kevin all the time to my daughter, that as never met him just to try to keep his memory alive. He was an all around amazing guy that is very missed in this house. Even though our names are short, we always called eachother, Stace and Kev, you would barely hear us say eachothers full name. When we were out in public people would never think we were brother and sister, just because we were more like best friends then anything so it made us look more like a couple. I remember a couple times he was trying to get a girls number and made me either leave the store or walk away so the girl didn't think we were together. If I didn't think the girl was right for him, I would mess around and try to hold his hand or call him hun. He was such a jokester, April Fools day was is favorite Holiday. Oh and he was very good at it! I would be so scared when getting up in the morning. I never knew what I was going to walk into. He did it all. He even put cool aide in my tea kettle and I boiled my water to make my tea and poured cool aide into my tea cup. I never got mad, I always thought it was hilarious that he would actually think these things up. He was always up for a good joke or a good scare. He use to sleep on the couch and when I would walk by to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, pitch dark, he would grab my leg as I walked by. I use to scream and wake the entire house up. He would think of it all. Always out to make some one laugh or scream. Those are the little things I miss so much. If I can only be scared from him one more night, I would do anything for it. His prank calls were great. He would prank my cell phone right from the other room in the house, yes, I would fall for it every time. He pulled a great one on me once, he was redoing a bedroom and was using a nail gun, he came in screaming saying that he just shot his hand. Of course the first thing I think of is 911. I went and ran to the bathroom got towels then got the phone and called 911, when he realized I was on the phone with them, thats when he tells me he was only joking, so a few days later, he does the same thing, comes in the kitchen screaming he shot his hand. Well, this time I wasn't believeing him. Yeah, not the case. He really did it and I didn't believe him untill of course I made him show me the blood. I made him take his hand off the cut and show me and thats when things got bloody. Needless to say, he never cried wolf again after that. I am going to end here because I can honestly go on and on all night about my very loved and missed Brother.
Good Night Kevin, I know your in good hands now and very happy, now doing the job you always wanted to do, being everyones Angel. I love you Kevin I miss you more and more each day that goes bye. You will always be in my heart till the day we meet again.
Love your lil sister Stace..