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The good go too soon Not that long ago, I wore a silk lei and drank a toast to a devoted community member while he rocked out to Jimmy Buffett. He was Kevin Kuns, and it was his 70th birthday. On Sunday, I gathered again with others. We again wore leis, and there was a giant cardboard pineapple or two. Only this time, we were saying goodbye to Kevin, who we lost Sept. 3 to complications from cancer. His farewell was funny and touching, just the sort of send-off I'd hope for, and very fitting for Kevin's big personality. Kevin didn't just talk about helping. Kevin helped. He didn't just talk about things needing to happen. He made them happen. Just one example: The Montrose Community Dinners, which each year, has put on a Thanksgiving Day feast — for free — for everyone who wants to come. Now, Kevin did not do this alone. His wife, Bobbie, the dinner board of directors, kitchen managers, hundreds of volunteers and sponsors make it happen every year. Kevin was a driving force, though, and this is just one of the reasons he will be missed. There was only one Kevin, but there are multiple opportunities to help others, as he often did. "You reach out to those you don't know. ... You embrace each other, and you keep fighting the good fight. So let's carry his spirit forward by continuing what he started," Bobbie said, as part of her tribute. Amen. Or, as Kevin often said: "Boom!" (Kevin talks turkey in 2022, as he explains a way to quickly debone the bird during advance prep work for that year's community Thanksgiving dinner) — Katharhynn, from the Newsroom

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