When my sweet wife became
pregnant with our fourth child, we were certain the time had come to have our next little girl. So certain that we spent little time
considering names for a boy!
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| Kevin and Tanner |
Not surprisingly, when a new
male-type person came to be in the family, we had nothing in the name
department ready for his arrival. (BTW, this was before most people
were “peeking” to determine what the gender of children would be. We just trusted that things would work out
how we expected.)
We eventually settled on Kevin (because we liked the name) and Ray (in honor of Teresa’s dad)
for the little fellow (though it was two days after his
birth before we could agree).
Not an auspicious start for such
a determined young man.
Maybe determined is a little too
mild for the personality we received. This
was a soul, sent from God, who knew what he wanted and was bound to get it
despite the obstacles placed in his way.
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| Kevin's family at East Canyon |
And what has this determination
wrought? Well, he is now the father of
two plus (#3 due in
July) boys who show the same fire he had as a youth. He has completed course work and is a chef
and currently studies business at the U of U (I know, but we still let him come watch the BYU
games with us) with the intention of becoming a manager in his company (currently asst. mgr. of the
bakery).
Not bad for someone whose parents
had trouble naming him. He’s turned out
to be a wonderful and patient father and a faithful husband. Who could ask for more from a son? – Not me. We love you Kevin.
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