Kevin “Henry” Mortimer 1964(?)-2026
I knew him from grade school, and high school, and years of early adult friendship. We called him Henry because he and my brother Kevin were inseparable, and my brother’s girlfriend at the time thought two Kevin’s were one too many, and he “looked like a Henry,” and… there may be more to the story but it’s now lost in the mists of time. He lived in Florida for a decade or so, moved back to New Jersey and our paths crossed occasionally. The last time I saw him was when he came to my Dad’s funeral.
Kevin passed away yesterday, peacefully as far as I know. He’d hit his head in a fall earlier in the day (or maybe the day before — I’m getting the story second-hand). He went to bed, and his girlfriend found him unresponsive in the morning. He died of cardiac arrest in the hospital.
Wake and funeral early next week. I think I’ll go out and down a bottle of Budweiser for my friend Kevin tonight.
