Kevin Todd Emery, 58, passed away on June 23, 2023. He was born in Canton, Ohio, on November 3, 1964. His family moved to Tampa in 1970. He graduated from Jesuit High School in Tampa and attended Wingate College in North Carolina. From an early age, Kevin displayed a strong interest in and talent for working on automobiles. He became a master auto mechanic who could simply listen to an engine and tell what was wrong with it. His family joked that he was “MacGyver” who could fix anything. He was an avid camper and hunter. In 1988 Kevin married Helen Henry, daughter of Nancy and Charles Henry. Helen and Kevin first met as teenagers while attending Palma Ceia Methodist Church. Kevin is survived by his wife, Helen, son Michael, parents Robert, and Susanne Emery; his sister, Kelly Warhola (Matt), and two nephews, Zachary and Tyler Warhola. He was the grandson of Albert and Angelina Emery of Bristol, Rhode Island, and Hubert and Marie Ley of Ohio.
A gathering in Kevin’s honor will be held on Friday, July 14th from 12pm to 2pm in the Speakeasy at Blount Curry Macdill, 605 S. Macdill Ave Tampa FL 33609. In lieu of flowers donations to Christopher Reeve Foundation or to the SPCA Suncoast
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3A
Short Hills, NJ 07078
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