Mr. Kent Paul Waters

Kent departed this world unexpectedly on Sunday, July 25th, as a result of a motorbike accident. He will be greatly missed by many.
Kent was born on Sept 3rd, 1959, in San Diego, CA. He moved around a lot as a child as his dad was in the navy, but he always viewed both San Diego, CA and Holstein, Iowa, his grandparents hometown, as home. Kent graduated from the University of South Dakota in May 1984 with a degree in Business and went on to work for Kent Moore Cabinets in College Station, Texas. I met Kent in College Station, Texas in 1988 and we were married on September 14th, 1991. I remember when we were looking to move away from Texas all he said was “as long as there is a major body of water for the boat, choose wherever you want”, so we ended up back in San Diego- he loved San Diego, and Mission Bay in particular, where his Aunt Jean lives, and it was warmer than Maine! We spent many happy weekends down on the bay, boating, kayaking, fishing, watching the Sea World Fireworks etc.
Kent is survived by his children: Jenny (18), Chris (16) and Evan (12), his Dad: Ed and siblings: Lisa, Jennifer, Jeff and Michelle. And I have to count Aunt Jean in this immediate family as she was technically an aunt but was more like a Grandma to our children as both sets of our parents lived so far away.
Kent loved his kids and was so proud of each of them. I am so happy that they all had a wonderful day at California Adventure together, along with Kent’s friend Kelly, just the weekend before he died. The kids have photos and fond memories of that day that will stay with them forever.
There is so much I could say about Kent, his life with the kids, with his boat, with his band, Misty and the Mobys, and of course his friends. But for now I will let the photos start to tell those stories and I will add more to his life story later.

Memorial Donations
For anyone interested in making a charitable donation in Kent’s name in lieu of flowers, we ask you to contribute to Osteosacrcoma research. Kent was very sensitive to all sorts of cancers. His Mom succumbed to Cancer a few years ago and now Evans friend Jake is valiantly battling Osteosarcoma. Kent was devastated when he heard about Jake early this year and I feel confident this would be his number one choice for charitable contributions this year.
Osteosarcoma research link:
http://www.sarcomahelp.org/donations.htm
or alternatively donations can be made as follows :
Check donations incur no processing fees. To donate by check, please make the check out to "FJC/Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative" and mail it to:
The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative
17 Bethea Drive
Ossining, New York 10562-1620
You can specify that you would like your contribution to be in memory or in honor of a specific person. To do this, please specify in the note that accompanies your check the person's name and/or the specific sarcoma you are targeting (Osteosarcoma). Please enter this information on the "memo" line of the check as well. If you are making a donation in honor or memory of someone, please send us the family's name and address so that we can inform them of the donation.