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May 2, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 7 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Kevin M. Rovere, age 45 of Wayne, died on Friday, May 2, 2014 after a brief and sudden illness.
Kevin moved to Packanack Lake in Wayne when he was just seven years old and he has lived there ever since. He graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the class of 1987 and after attending Denver Diesel & Automotive College, he opened his own repair business, Kevin’s All-Pro, in Wayne. He later worked for Camp Auto and Truck Parts in Wayne, before joining the IBEW Local 102 out of Parsippany where he was trained as an Electrician. With his Union training and experience, he started his successful electrical contracting business; Rovere & Sons Electric, in Wayne. He became a Board Member with the Passaic County Electrical Contractors Association and enjoyed serving there. Kevin had built his business up, through hard work and perseverance, to where he was just starting to see it blossom. He had planned to eventually pass the business on to his young sons.
Kevin was undoubtedly the “go-to guy” for just about everyone that knew him! If you needed help, all you had to do was ask Kevin. He would lend you a hand at the drop of hat, and if you asked him for a favor, he would quickly say “don’t worry about it” and it would be taken care of. He was simply a very kind, generous, and caring friend to so many people. With his funny jokes and witty sense of humor, he was the life of the party. He was our "one-in-a-million"!!
Kevin was very involved in the Packanack Lake community. He loved to golf there with his family and was a fixture behind the grill at any of the Packanack BBQ Club events. He was a master of the BBQ, and his smoker was one of his prized possessions! Not to mention his awesome pulled pork and BBQ ribs. He also served as Commissioner of the PLAA Youth Baseball program for several years and volunteered with the Packanack Cub Scout Pack 104. He loved the outdoors and the many camping road trips. He was devoted to Packanack Lake, and the community will deeply miss his laughter, his smile, and his generous spirit.
Kevin felt like the luckiest guy in the world to be married to his wife, Sharon. Sharon felt like the luckiest woman in the world to have him in her life. They had met in high school, but it took more than ten years before he was able to get her phone number and a first date. He proposed to her soon thereafter at a friend’s wedding – when he grabbed the microphone and proposed to Sharon in front of everyone there! Lucky for him, she accepted and they were married on June 9, 2001 followed by a honeymoon in Las Vegas and Cabo San Lucas. Kevin loved Sharon deeply and was grateful for such a wonderful wife, always holding her up on a pedestal. He frequently joked around, comparing their relationship to Beauty and the Beast. They were the best of friends, loving, and devoted to one another. She blessed him with three fine sons of which he could not have been more proud. Those boys were the light of his life and they will each miss him dearly. He is their angel in heaven watching over them everyday.
Kevin is survived by his wife Sharon, his three sons; Robert, Joseph and Nicholas, his mother; Nancy Rovere of Wayne, his late father, Kenneth Rovere, his sisters; Kristen Corby and her husband Jason of North Carolina, Carrie Mundrick and her husband Paul of New York, his brother; Craig Rovere and his wife Gail of Wayne, his mother and father-in-law; Sandra and Robert Swisher of Wayne, three sisters-in-law; Doreen Calvello and her husband James of Wayne, Donna Rojas and her husband Mark of Wayne, and Jessica Swisher of Wayne, as well as many cherished nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
In light of this tragic and unexpected loss, please consider helping Kevin’s family by linking to: www.gofundme.com/8u69p4
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 7 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
May 2, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 7 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Kevin M. Rovere, age 45 of Wayne, died on Friday, May 2, 2014 after a brief and sudden illness.
Kevin moved to Packanack Lake in Wayne when he was just seven years old and he has lived there ever since. He graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the class of 1987 and after attending Denver Diesel & Automotive College, he opened his own repair business, Kevin’s All-Pro, in Wayne. He later worked for Camp Auto and Truck Parts in Wayne, before joining the IBEW Local 102 out of Parsippany where he was trained as an Electrician. With his Union training and experience, he started his successful electrical contracting business; Rovere & Sons Electric, in Wayne. He became a Board Member with the Passaic County Electrical Contractors Association and enjoyed serving there. Kevin had built his business up, through hard work and perseverance, to where he was just starting to see it blossom. He had planned to eventually pass the business on to his young sons.
Kevin was undoubtedly the “go-to guy” for just about everyone that knew him! If you needed help, all you had to do was ask Kevin. He would lend you a hand at the drop of hat, and if you asked him for a favor, he would quickly say “don’t worry about it” and it would be taken care of. He was simply a very kind, generous, and caring friend to so many people. With his funny jokes and witty sense of humor, he was the life of the party. He was our "one-in-a-million"!!
Kevin was very involved in the Packanack Lake community. He loved to golf there with his family and was a fixture behind the grill at any of the Packanack BBQ Club events. He was a master of the BBQ, and his smoker was one of his prized possessions! Not to mention his awesome pulled pork and BBQ ribs. He also served as Commissioner of the PLAA Youth Baseball program for several years and volunteered with the Packanack Cub Scout Pack 104. He loved the outdoors and the many camping road trips. He was devoted to Packanack Lake, and the community will deeply miss his laughter, his smile, and his generous spirit.
Kevin felt like the luckiest guy in the world to be married to his wife, Sharon. Sharon felt like the luckiest woman in the world to have him in her life. They had met in high school, but it took more than ten years before he was able to get her phone number and a first date. He proposed to her soon thereafter at a friend’s wedding – when he grabbed the microphone and proposed to Sharon in front of everyone there! Lucky for him, she accepted and they were married on June 9, 2001 followed by a honeymoon in Las Vegas and Cabo San Lucas. Kevin loved Sharon deeply and was grateful for such a wonderful wife, always holding her up on a pedestal. He frequently joked around, comparing their relationship to Beauty and the Beast. They were the best of friends, loving, and devoted to one another. She blessed him with three fine sons of which he could not have been more proud. Those boys were the light of his life and they will each miss him dearly. He is their angel in heaven watching over them everyday.
Kevin is survived by his wife Sharon, his three sons; Robert, Joseph and Nicholas, his mother; Nancy Rovere of Wayne, his late father, Kenneth Rovere, his sisters; Kristen Corby and her husband Jason of North Carolina, Carrie Mundrick and her husband Paul of New York, his brother; Craig Rovere and his wife Gail of Wayne, his mother and father-in-law; Sandra and Robert Swisher of Wayne, three sisters-in-law; Doreen Calvello and her husband James of Wayne, Donna Rojas and her husband Mark of Wayne, and Jessica Swisher of Wayne, as well as many cherished nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
In light of this tragic and unexpected loss, please consider helping Kevin’s family by linking to: www.gofundme.com/8u69p4
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