On Sunday morning we drove up the coast of Maine to say goodbye to a very special man.
The kind of man you meet once in a lifetime.
A humble man so good, so kind hearted and so generous of spirit… his celebration of life had to be held in an airplane hangar.
Was it because he was a pilot?
Maybe, but more likely it was because he touched so many lives no other space was large enough to hold the mourners.
I stood in 90+ temperatures (pressed against a wall and wearing a mask) for over 2 hours. I listened to emotionally wrought eulogies…. and saw grown men openly weep when they tried to speak of what Kevin meant to them.
The outpouring of love and respect was almost physical. You could feel it, in the air and in your heart.
When the service was over and four planes from the airline he started, nurtured and bled for flew over in the missing man formation?
Spontaneous applause and not a dry eye in sight.
Fair skies and tailwinds Mr. Waters….
The world will be a lesser place without you in it.
River's world..... 
There are people who just plain make the world a better place by being in it. I’m so sorry to hear of this man’s passing. He was one of them. Good post and good article.
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We always knew him to be a good man, in the truest sense of the word…. but I never realized just how many lives he touched until then.
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Big hugs! What a legacy to leave! May we all be blessed to be missed whenever we pass. Mona
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If it’s true you live on in the hearts you leave behind…. he’ll never truly be gone.
❣️
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Some people add value to your life and seeing them go is sad & wistful. I’m sorry for your loss.
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Thank you. It was an emotional day…
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Sounds like a great guy. Sorry for your loss.
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He was. One in a million…
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