I remember we were playing basketball and his face turned red and then he fell down. We called the EMS and they arrived on the scene within about 2 minutes. They took Kevin to the hospital where they found he had a massive brain aneurysm that had burst. He had been complaining of a headache all day but no one had thought anything of it. We all miss you Kevin, I hope you are happy in Heaven.
Since our parents were such good friends and we lived in the same neighborhood, I new Kevin very well. I remember going on my first "date" with Kevin and his mom. We went to see the movie "9 to 5" when we were in fourth grade. I also remember riding home on the swim team bus, knowing that when I got back to the school, I would be going to Kevin's funeral. Kevin was the sweetest, funniest person I think I have ever known. He is someone that I will never forget.
I remember a couple of things about my friend Kevin. I'll not share all the memories. I remember he told me his middle name was Floyd after Jon "Sicky" Sickafuse introduced us to Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" in Mrs. Perantoni's English class. I guess it was a family name of some sort. I also remember those heavy black shoes he used to wear, even in PE. Don't know how he managed. Kevin's parents were older than mine and I remember him informing me one day, also in Mrs. Perantoni's class. Odd because I really remember staring a lot at her on that stool; I guess Kevin and I found time to talk anyway. Back to the story. I remember he told me that his parents didn't put salt on the dinner table and that they never added it to their food. Kevin also told me he didn't use salt. Told me it wasn't good for you. This was very strange to me because in those days, I think we had about 5 salt shakers in and around our kitchen. We put salt on everything from steak to pizza. Anyway, after Kevin died, which was a very unhappy birthday for me, I vowed to do something to always honor and remember him. To this very day, I have never, not once, added salt to my food at the dinner table (or restaurant). I'll admit to having cooked with it but I have never put it on my food or popcorn or anything since Kevin died. My whole family wised up about salt and we're all doing well, even my parents. Kevin's probably added a few years on to all of our lives. I miss you, old friend. I still have the little Dairy Queen Pittsburgh Pirates ice cream helmet you sold me at a garage sale. It never occurred to me that I could request one while at DQ and so I had crappy Mets ones and Dodgers ones but I could never get a Pirates one. Thanks for all you gave to me, Kevin.
Okay, I have to say that of ALL of the crushes I had in school (aLOT!!!), the first crush I had on a fellow student was in the 2nd grade and it was Kevin Schick! It was definitely something to adjust to finding out at such a young age that another kid my age died! I hope he is at peace. It is such a shame, though, that he passed before he could experience any of the things that we all have in adulthood. I'll never forget Kevin Schick.
My best memory of Kevin was a birthday party that he had at his house (which I always thought was the perfect size & location for Canfield, BTW) for I believe his 12th birthday, so we would have been in 6th grade. Ashish & Dave can help on the details where I've mis-spoke, but it was a cloudy/rainy/cold day early in the year (guessing Feb '82) and his parents took us all to the Liberty Theatre to see Rocky III, where Appollo dies and Rocky must avenge the vicious Clubber Lang, aka Mr. T. We came out of that theatre sooooo fired up. We played basketball in the rain that afternoon and it was more like football than basketball, but it was a lot of fun. Kevin always liked sports and was always a good sport, he played the right way and he had a big heart. That day in HS when he passed, it's still surreal as I think about it now, telling my mom when I got home and she just couldn't believe it...."how could that happen??" she kept asking, and to this day, I still don't have an answer.
Unfortunately, Kevin did not get to experience the final two years of high school with us as he so tragically collapsed that day in gym class as Scott described. I still remember it well too; he was on the ground virtually unresponsive and not meaning to be graphic, but once he vomited and lost control of his bladder I still remember Sam Davis screaming for someone to run and get the nurse. Being the only adult, he really knew the severity of the situation as we all looked on. It was Sam that called later that evening to give the bad news of Kevin's passing. I was speechless and had to give the phone to my mother because I just couldn't comprehend and deal with it. My mother then explained to me that Kevin had a massive brain aneurysm and there was really nothing anyone could have done.
I met Kevin through Bob Smallwood in middle school and we shared interests in sports and computers...back in the day when the Commodore 64 was king, Kevin and I had the Radio Shack TRS-80 and would swap programs. We used to tease him saying that he never washed his hair because he always had that straight black hair that appeared "greasy"...so childish we were; I'll always regret that. I am glad I was able to dig up some pics from the 8th grade DC trip, never realizing that in roughly two years Kevin would be headed to a better place.
Once in high school, the group I hung with the most was a group of eight, myself, Ashish, Jonathan Bryan, Elton, Dave Teeuwen, Bob, Steve Marshall and Kevin. Who would have ever thought that two of the nicest, cleanest guys you could ever meet would no longer be with us by the time we hit 21. Kevin will always be missed, as will Steve...and the other six are still my closest friends and we will always consider them part of the gang.
Scott Emick
I remember we were playing basketball and his face turned red and then he fell down. We called the EMS and they arrived on the scene within about 2 minutes. They took Kevin to the hospital where they found he had a massive brain aneurysm that had burst. He had been complaining of a headache all day but no one had thought anything of it. We all miss you Kevin, I hope you are happy in Heaven.Lynn Anderson (Wittmann)
Since our parents were such good friends and we lived in the same neighborhood, I new Kevin very well. I remember going on my first "date" with Kevin and his mom. We went to see the movie "9 to 5" when we were in fourth grade. I also remember riding home on the swim team bus, knowing that when I got back to the school, I would be going to Kevin's funeral. Kevin was the sweetest, funniest person I think I have ever known. He is someone that I will never forget.Scott Glover
I remember a couple of things about my friend Kevin. I'll not share all the memories. I remember he told me his middle name was Floyd after Jon "Sicky" Sickafuse introduced us to Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" in Mrs. Perantoni's English class. I guess it was a family name of some sort. I also remember those heavy black shoes he used to wear, even in PE. Don't know how he managed.Kevin's parents were older than mine and I remember him informing me one day, also in Mrs. Perantoni's class. Odd because I really remember staring a lot at her on that stool; I guess Kevin and I found time to talk anyway. Back to the story. I remember he told me that his parents didn't put salt on the dinner table and that they never added it to their food. Kevin also told me he didn't use salt. Told me it wasn't good for you. This was very strange to me because in those days, I think we had about 5 salt shakers in and around our kitchen. We put salt on everything from steak to pizza. Anyway, after Kevin died, which was a very unhappy birthday for me, I vowed to do something to always honor and remember him. To this very day, I have never, not once, added salt to my food at the dinner table (or restaurant). I'll admit to having cooked with it but I have never put it on my food or popcorn or anything since Kevin died. My whole family wised up about salt and we're all doing well, even my parents. Kevin's probably added a few years on to all of our lives. I miss you, old friend. I still have the little Dairy Queen Pittsburgh Pirates ice cream helmet you sold me at a garage sale. It never occurred to me that I could request one while at DQ and so I had crappy Mets ones and Dodgers ones but I could never get a Pirates one. Thanks for all you gave to me, Kevin.
Melanie Rogers
Okay, I have to say that of ALL of the crushes I had in school (aLOT!!!), the first crush I had on a fellow student was in the 2nd grade and it was Kevin Schick! It was definitely something to adjust to finding out at such a young age that another kid my age died! I hope he is at peace. It is such a shame, though, that he passed before he could experience any of the things that we all have in adulthood. I'll never forget Kevin Schick.Marc Oldfield
My best memory of Kevin was a birthday party that he had at his house (which I always thought was the perfect size & location for Canfield, BTW) for I believe his 12th birthday, so we would have been in 6th grade. Ashish & Dave can help on the details where I've mis-spoke, but it was a cloudy/rainy/cold day early in the year (guessing Feb '82) and his parents took us all to the Liberty Theatre to see Rocky III, where Appollo dies and Rocky must avenge the vicious Clubber Lang, aka Mr. T. We came out of that theatre sooooo fired up. We played basketball in the rain that afternoon and it was more like football than basketball, but it was a lot of fun. Kevin always liked sports and was always a good sport, he played the right way and he had a big heart. That day in HS when he passed, it's still surreal as I think about it now, telling my mom when I got home and she just couldn't believe it...."how could that happen??" she kept asking, and to this day, I still don't have an answer.Dominic Strollo
Unfortunately, Kevin did not get to experience the final two years of high school with us as he so tragically collapsed that day in gym class as Scott described. I still remember it well too; he was on the ground virtually unresponsive and not meaning to be graphic, but once he vomited and lost control of his bladder I still remember Sam Davis screaming for someone to run and get the nurse. Being the only adult, he really knew the severity of the situation as we all looked on. It was Sam that called later that evening to give the bad news of Kevin's passing. I was speechless and had to give the phone to my mother because I just couldn't comprehend and deal with it. My mother then explained to me that Kevin had a massive brain aneurysm and there was really nothing anyone could have done.I met Kevin through Bob Smallwood in middle school and we shared interests in sports and computers...back in the day when the Commodore 64 was king, Kevin and I had the Radio Shack TRS-80 and would swap programs. We used to tease him saying that he never washed his hair because he always had that straight black hair that appeared "greasy"...so childish we were; I'll always regret that. I am glad I was able to dig up some pics from the 8th grade DC trip, never realizing that in roughly two years Kevin would be headed to a better place.
Once in high school, the group I hung with the most was a group of eight, myself, Ashish, Jonathan Bryan, Elton, Dave Teeuwen, Bob, Steve Marshall and Kevin. Who would have ever thought that two of the nicest, cleanest guys you could ever meet would no longer be with us by the time we hit 21. Kevin will always be missed, as will Steve...and the other six are still my closest friends and we will always consider them part of the gang.