Celebrating and memorializing Kevin Neal

Hi all,

 

As you know, our dear friend Kevin Neal passed away on October 11. In lieu of flowers, and to honor his life and impact on so many, we are setting up this donation to raise funds for a memorial bench, to be placed either at Georgia Tech or in Jacksonville. His precious mom wanted to have a place to sit and continue to connect with him. Perhaps we could even join prior to a big Saturday gameday. We will share more as plans are finalized. Thank you for your love and support of Kevin and his family. Love you Kev!

 

A bit about Kevin:

 

Kevin Gregory Neal fought a heroic fight with cancer and related conditions over the past 5 years. He passed away October 11, 2021 at the age of 40. He was born on March 20, 1981 in Snellville Georgia.

 

Kevin attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville Florida and graduated Brookwood high school in the Atlanta area. He received his BS degree from Georgia Tech. Kevin was also a very proud, loyal and active member of Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) where he developed lasting friendships with world class brothers! He remained an ardent supporter of Tech, including their football program. He ensured the Yellow Jackets won the last game he watched, October 9, 2021, 31 – 27 over Duke. Kevin also attended the Westminster college in Oxford England.

 

He traveled throughout the country with his career in medical device. This included a Regional director with Stryker and after several promotions he ended his career with a Stryker subsidiary as an Director of National Contracting.

 

He loved life and packed much into his healthy 35 years. This included several trips throughout Europe, the Caribbean and South America. He loved boating, skiing in Vail Colorado, college and pro football games, attended several Super Bowls, The Masters, British Open, PGA and US Open and other professional golf tournaments. His favorite course was probably Pebble Beach in California.

 

Kevin is survived by his mother, Brenda Addis, and father, Greg Neal and step-mother, Darla Neal. He is also survived by his older brother, Ryan Neal in Atlanta GA., brother Sean Neal in San Destin FL. and sister Suzanna Neal in Manhattan NY. Kevin will be truly missed by his family and friends. His extended family also includes his brothers from his Georgia Tech fraternity, Fiji, who he loved dearly and “talked to in his sleep” up until the very end.

 

Kevin loved boating, golfing, sports (especially Georgia Tech football) and traveling. He was fortunate to travel the world and take numerous cruises with his family and friends.

 

We will miss Kevin’s take charge attitude and determination to take on any obstacle (especially his illness). We will miss Kevin more than words can say and we cannot imagine this world without him. We are grateful for an abundance of memories he leaves us all. We take comfort in knowing his grandmothers, Josephine Neal and Joyce Turnbeaugh along with his uncle, Daniel Neal, will welcome him with open arms in heaven.