Peacefully, on Monday, Might sixth, 2024, together with his loving household by his aspect, Kevin McMahon, a loving, beneficiant and sort husband, father and grandfather, handed away in his sixty fourth yr.
Kevin was predeceased by his dad and mom Wellington “Wally” and Marilyn McMahon; his brother in legislation Benjamin Shiny; his niece Holly Shiny.
Left to cherish Kevin’s reminiscence is his adoring spouse, Christine, whom he lovingly referred to as “Beautiful”; his son Nathan (Charley) and Kevin’s best pleasure, his grandson Cade; his son Lance (Savana) and her son Preston; his brothers Mark (Sharon), Scott (Donna); his nephews Mark (Michelle), Carl (Lorna); his nieces Tasha (Jason), Melissa (Terrance); his father in legislation George Clay (Mona); his mom in legislation Athena Shiny (Eddie); his brother in legislation George Clay (Sara); his brother in legislation Oliver Shiny (Pam) and her son Wesley; his sister in legislation Amanda Chaney (Lance) Kayleigh and Kaiden; his beloved canine Toby; quite a few members of the family and numerous associates.
Kevin was born on October fifteenth, 1960, in Geraldton, Ontario. Kevin’s childhood experiences occurred on this space and he graduated from Geraldton Composite Excessive College in 1978. Following his commencement, he studied in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the place he furthered his training by attending commerce faculty. Kevin turned an excellent and revered Class A mechanic buying expertise with jet engines, automotive and heavy obligation gear.
Kevin embarked upon a 32 yr profession with TransCanadaPipeline in 1988. He transferred to North Bay, Ontario, as a mechanical technician and shortly turned a Scorching Faucet technician. In 2001, he began with Development Companies East. In 2008, Kevin transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan, to work as a Mechanical Technician, and in 2009 he was seconded to work on the Keystone Challenge. In 2011 he transferred to the TransCanada Tower in Calgary as a Valve Integrity Specialist and, due to this experience and expertise, in 2013, Kevin was seconded to Mexico to fee a brand new gasoline pipeline. In 2016, he was transferred to Winnipeg as a Mechanical Specialist. Kevin retired in November of 2020 concluding a profession that took him by means of Mexico, the USA and most of Canada over 4 many years. Kevin was particularly happy with his profession and his pipeline work which included the constructing of, sustaining, inspecting and repairing valves. He would by no means take shortcuts and would by no means allow anybody else to take action both. Kevin firmly believed in “Do it right or don’t do it at all”. His dedication to his work was a testomony to his character.
Kevin and Christine met at precisely the right level of their lives and It shortly turned apparent to each of them, that they had been soul mates. Kevin and Christine’s love stretched over 3 many years and this love solely grew stronger with the passage of time. In September of 2012, in Calgary, Alberta, Kevin married “the love of his life”. Following the ceremony Kevin and Christine spent a spectacular month in Greece which was, in essence, the beginning of their lifelong honeymoon.
Following Kevin’s stellar profession, he and his loving spouse, Christine, retired to Kevin’s dream property, a house on the lake in Lac Du Bonnet. They had been in a position to pursue his lifelong dream of retirement which included fishing, boating and jet snowboarding. Kevin was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman. His love of fishing included annual and bi-annual fly-in fishing journeys to distant Northern Ontario. These journeys typically occurred within the firm of Kevin’s brother Mark, son Nathan, nephew Mark Henry, good good friend Mike, quite a few different associates and if fortunate sufficient, many pickerel.
Kevin and Christine cherished travelling with one another. Though a month in Greece was spectacular, a visit to Maui was so pleasant it turned their “go to” vacation spot for all future journeys and so they returned to Hawaii yearly.
Kevin’s smile, laughter and tender coronary heart will endlessly be missed. He demonstrated caring and compassion every day. This was clearly illustrated in his earlier years when, for over a decade, he served as a volunteer firefighter in Geraldton, Ontario and humbly acquired the Ontario Medal for Firefighters Bravery in 1993. This caring and compassion was additionally clearly illustrated in Kevin’s social interactions, conversations and on a regular basis life.
Kevin’s coronary heart overflowed with kindness, selflessness and love for his household. He was a one-of-a-kind man in each single approach. He cherished onerous, he performed onerous and he labored even tougher. Those that had the pleasure of spending time with Kevin appreciated his pleasant sense of humour and his witty commentaries. Kevin has touched numerous lives, leaving a lovingly indelible mark upon everybody who was lucky sufficient to have recognized him.
The household want to thank all of the medical doctors, nurses and employees of the Pinawa Hospital with particular due to Dr. Cody Clovechok for his steadfast dedication and compassionate care.
As per Kevin’s needs, cremation has taken place and a non-public celebration of Kevin’s life will happen on June twenty ninth and proceed all through the lengthy weekend.
In lieu of flowers, donations could be made in Kevin’s title, to the Winnipeg Humane Society. Kevin’s love for canines lives on with the donation of Kevin’s pacemaker, which is able to assist save the lifetime of a canine with cardiac points.
Kevin’s legacy is kindness. Might his reminiscence proceed to encourage kindness, love and compassion in us all.
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