A little bit of details regarding Kev's passing.
In a parallel thread -
https://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=15723.0 - there was some disussion re. Kev's forum absence and the VIC members' efforts to find out how he was, where he was. The best we could find out is that he was safe but no longer living in Portland VIC,
Last Saturday, Kev's mate (Matt) from Portland contacted OzSTOC to advise that Kev had passed away. Some of you may remember Matt, he was Kev's mate who drove him to and from the RTE at Harrow VIC back in November 2018. Matt was also the guy would drive Kev to and from medical appointments in Warnambool and Mount Gambier
Anyway, I talked with Matt over the weekend, he advised that Kev had not been well and had been in State care, and that he was found one morning in his room unresponsive, further medical tests revealed that Kev's cancer was far worse than originally diagnosed and that he didn't have much time left, and now we know the result.
The authorities (not sure they are) have been trying to contact a next of kin but as Kev had been estranged from his wife and children (we think they'e somewhere in Adelaide) for some time, this is proving difficult. If no family is found within 28 days, the State will arrange a funeral. As Matt seems to have been the closest to Kev, the authorities advised Matt that he'll be kept informed, and Matt has said that he'll keep me informed, and I'll keep OzSTOC informed.
If there is a funeral or memorial service for Kev, Matt said that it'll most likely be in Portland or Adelaide, and hopefully some of us will be in a position of being able to attend.
So, until we know more .....
