kevintribute

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up rememberance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear times' waste:
Then I can drown an eye, unus'd to flow,
for precious friends hid in death's dateless night.
And weep afresh love's long-since cancell'd woe,
And moan the expense of many a vanish'd sight.
Then I can grieve at grievances foregone,
And heavily form woe to woe tell o'er
The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan,
Which I new pay as if not paid before.
But if in the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restor'd, and sorrows end.
               -William Shakespeare, Sonnet XXX
                  Read by Michael Hurst in Tribute to His Friend, Kevin Smith

These are a few words that I put together with some of Kevin's other friends. It's very hard to sum up a man like him, but anyway:

A staggering intellect.
A rapier wit.
A complete absence of malice.
Could get mad, but incabable of meanness.
Could never say no to a request.
Loved a party and was not afraid of a hangover.
Could talk to anyone: man, woman, child, black, white, US President or film set extra.
You were his equal.
Unless of course you were Sean Fitzpatrick, in which case he would faint the second you extended your
     hand.
Yes, Kevin was passionate about sport, in particular the Canterbury Crusaders.
Big games down to the Shakespeare's and the Cock & Bull Tavern.
Coffees on a Saturday with the guys after the gym.
Kevin's circle of friends extended well beyond the circle of the acting community, where he bested us all
     with god-given talent and attitude; and boy, could he sing.
Kevin leaves behind not just us, his loving friends and fans, but Sue, his wife, the rock on which he built      his career and his partner of some twenty years, and three loving little boys for whom Dad was truly
     a hero.
We are going to do our darndest to make sure Kevin's family feels the love and esteem we hold him in.
Kevin gave so full of himself personally and professionally , and I believe that all that great karma will         be coming back their way.
Those little boys will know that wherever he is, their Dad is taking care of them still.
Godspeed, Kevin.
Party on.
We love you.
                              - Lucy Lawless Tribute to Kevin Smith