KEVIN DONAT
 October 11,1983 - December 21, 1999
    Kevin Donat loved his blue couch and his remote control.  Out of the three remotes for upstairs, Kevin was the only person allowed to touch his.  He loved everything with a screen and would play with his Sony Playstation, build cities and then destroy them on his computer, and watch Baywatch on his big screen TV.
    After his death, a group of his friends gathered on the blue couch and took turns holding the remote.  They would not change the channel, but they passed it to each other while talking to Kevin.
    Kevin was a reserved person to people he did not know; however, once he got to know someone, he was very talkative.  He  was always smiling.  Kevin was born on a Tuesday in 1983 and was out on the soccer field watching his two older brothers play.  He loved sports; his competitive spirit made him try his best at everything.  Growing up, Kevin was very active in water polo and swimming; he still holds a record for every age group in the butterfly stroke at the Lakewood Club.  During the summers, he worked as a lifeguard.
    His love for football won out, though.  He started playing in the seventh grade at Hamilton Junior High and continued to his sophomore year playing defensive tackle on the junior varsity team.  He put his all into the game and spent hours playing outside of school.  His goal was to go to Texas A&M and play college football.
    Kevin loved his Toyota Camry – he washed it every night and refused to drive it in the rain.  He loved to eat; his mother said he never missed a meal.  Frugal with his own money, he enjoyed eating the $2.99 buffet at CiCi’s pizza.  He had bologna sandwiches with mayonnaise every day for lunch, unless he sold it for a dollar.  He especially loved to travel with his family.
    Kevin was an “A” student in all honors classes, yet he lived his life stress-free and easygoing.  Though he often procrastinated, he always came through.  Even the torment his brothers placed on him did not bother him, though he once wrote his brother’s leaving for college was one of the happiest times of his life.  He loved the idea of being an only child; he loved his space; he loved having the blue couch all to himself.
    His family attends Winwood Presbyterian Church, where he was a confirmed member and very active in the youth group.
    He loved Garth Brooks, and at his visitation held at Klein Funeral Home, Kevin’s friends knew he would be disgusted by the generic parlor music playing in the background.  They made a trip out to Kevin’s Camry and replaced the trite music with the Garth Brooks Live CD.  They knew he would be smiling.

                                                                                                        - Source : The Cougar Connection, February 2000