Kevin Hart Obituary August 16, 2025 – Bryan
Mark Kevin Hart, 66, of Willow Spring, NC handed away after a short sickness on Saturday, August 16, 2025, along with his spouse by his facet.
Kevin was born in Syracuse, New York to his loving mother and father Donald and Marjorie. His household moved to Plymouth Assembly, PA when he was 9 after a number of years in Oklahoma. He graduated from Villanova College in 1981 with a level in Astronomy and a minor in Arithmetic.
After faculty, Kevin labored at GE Aerospace in Valley Forge, PA. The corporate employed a variety of younger individuals through the chilly struggle and anticipated them to work rather more than 40 hours every week. With the lengthy work hours and firm sponsored intramural sports activities, many staff turned lifelong companions and stay so after 35 years.
Kevin and Kathy met when he had a query for her workplace mate and Kathy inquired in regards to the cute man from the constructing subsequent door. Not lengthy after, Kevin joined the identical crew as Kathy. Along with the lengthy hours at work, they shared social actions like volleyball, biking, and snow snowboarding. The remainder, as they are saying, is historical past.
After 15 years in Aerospace, he determined to surrender his desk job to brew beer for a residing. This passion turned profession introduced him and Kathy to North Carolina in 1997. After a number of years within the beer business he returned to expertise working for each massive corporations and startups till he completed his profession retiring from Garmin in 2018.
Kevin was a lifelong learner, an issue solver, and a perfectionist. Family and friends appreciated his MacGyver-like expertise. He might repair something from bikes to automobiles to furnishings and even refurbished his mom’s Victrola.
In North Carolina, Kevin and Kathy constructed their dream home which turned their sanctuary situated on a large pond surrounded by wildlife. Whereas residing on this retreat, they established an exquisite and in depth household of mates and neighbors.
Kevin turned enthusiastic about Astronomy after taking a category at Plymouth White Marsh Junior Excessive Faculty and saved his cash to purchase his first telescope when he was 16. Astronomy remained certainly one of his many passions all through his life. He loved organising his telescope within the neighborhood or anyplace with a darkish sky to share the planets and planetary objects with family and friends or anybody who occurred to be strolling by. He typically wakened home visitors in the midst of the night time if there was one thing spectacular happening within the sky.
Kevin and Kathy made a visit to the trail of totality to view the Complete Photo voltaic Eclipses in 2017 and 2024 the place he shared a peek via the 2 telescopes he had arrange for each viewing and pictures. He took some outstanding images to share of those uncommon occasions.
Kevin was an unwavering Philadelphia Eagles Fan who deliberate his weekend actions round sport time. He liked recapping the video games on telephone calls along with his dad and brother. Sadly he missed watching the underdog Eagles win their first Tremendous Bowl in 2018. On the day the Eagles beat the Patriots, Kevin was “already booked” touring with Kathy on a visit of a lifetime to Antarctica for her birthday.
Kevin and Kathy had been planning for his or her thirty sixth wedding ceremony anniversary this September. They at all times celebrated their anniversary with a present of journey as a result of they liked sharing new locations and experiences with one another. If both Kevin or Kathy went on a visit for work or play with out the opposite, they typically returned to that location collectively. Their philosophy was to share the locations you like with the individuals you like. This philosophy impressed them to journey with each units of fogeys to Hawaii and Alaska and with Kathy’s mother and father to Peru and Iceland.
Kevin spent the previous 5 years exploring the US in an RV with Kathy and their canine Maddie. They drove each the southern route and the northern route throughout the nation to work on their Nationwide Park and State lists. They traveled to North Dakota in 2024 which accomplished their 50 states guidelines and elevated their Nationwide Parks depend to 46 of 63. Kevin additionally visited 22 international locations in 5 continents.
Kevin was preceded in demise by his mother and father Donald and Marjorie; and his beloved cocker spaniels Molly and Maddie. He’s survived by the love of his life Kathy, brother Steven (Kay), niece Lily, nephew Vaughan, and his dearly liked mother and father in legislation, Janice and Phillip Brown.
A Celebration of Life Service shall be held at Bass Lake Park, 900 Bass Lake Street, Holly Springs, NC on Friday, September 12, 2025. Visitation begins at 2:30 pm with the service at 3:30 pm. Following the service there shall be time to go to extra and share recollections with family and friends.
The household desires to thank the distinctive employees at North Carolina Coronary heart & Vascular Hospital in Raleigh for his or her excellent care and compassion to each Kevin and Kathy.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Nationwide Park Basis the place you can also make a present in reminiscence of Mark Kevin Hart and notify the household with a card. Or, go on an journey with somebody you like and take into consideration Kevin.