<div dir="ltr">Very sad news. Kerry was a super friendly fellow--and a real fixture of Summit neighborhood. He will be greatly missed.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Emlyn</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Ethan Gyles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ethangy@gmail.com" target="_blank">ethangy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#111111" face="helvetica"><span style="font-size:14.742px"><a href="http://www.sna.providence.ri.us/our-friend-kerry-kohring/" target="_blank">http://www.sna.providence.ri.<wbr>us/our-friend-kerry-kohring/</a></span></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:helvetica;font-size:14.742px">A message from all of us at the Summit Neighborhood Association:</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:helvetica;font-size:14.742px">On Sunday, we lost a dear friend. Kerry Kohring, a longtime Summit resident and vice president of the Summit Neighborhood Association, passed away.</span><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">We wish to share some reflections on Kerry, and the special person he was.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“Kerry was a thoughtful, wise, and cheerful man who I am thankful I had the opportunity to know. He was quietly, yet unshakably reliable; he helped carry our organization. He cared for us. He was a humble leader, manager, doer, worker, and friend. Our little corner of Providence has so much to show for his efforts. If only there were more like him in our world, we’d all be better for it.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“I knew Kerry as a kind person and friend.  He was easy and enjoyable to work with on SNA projects.  Kerry cared so much for the neighborhood, not only as Vice President of the SNA Board but also as a regular neighbor.  (I will miss him terribly).”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“Kerry was always so thoughtful and sweet, as well as being an invaluable SNA Board Member. We are so, so sad for his loss, and our hearts go out to Sandy.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“Kerry worked behind the scenes, without a desire for recognition, as well as provided a diplomatic, calm, and reasonable voice at meetings.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“I loved having the opportunity to sit with Kerry at the SNA table at events, as he always made the conversation interesting he made me feel happy in my interactions with him. He had an uplifting energy to him.  I always appreciated how loving he was when he talked about his wife, Sandy; it was obvious how much they enjoyed one another, and how lucky they both are to have one another.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“Kerry had a magical way of putting people at ease. I could feel it in myself and see it in his interactions with others.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“I’m not sure what to say other than they really broke the mold with Kerry.  He was a servant leader, always the first to volunteer for the heavy lifting part of the job.  He was more comfortable behind the scenes and behind the camera lens, rather than taking any of the spotlight or credit for himself. Every single time I’ve recognized him from the podium, I scan the room to point him out and he’s in the back somewhere taking photos, manning the SNA membership table, or not in sight because he’s off managing some task to keep the event on the rails.  He was the quiet production workhorse behind every event.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“In meetings he provided fair and diplomatic feedback.  He was well-balanced and reasonable always.  He always spoke from the kindness in his heart, and he always had the best interest of the community in mind when he spoke.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“As a friend, he was easy to talk with.  One of those people you wanted to chat with for a long time.  He didn’t judge, and he had interesting perspective.  I never wanted to reach the end of a conversation with him.  He had a way of making you feel good in your interactions.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">“This is a monumental loss for the organization, the community, and for anyone lucky enough to have had a personal relationship with him.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">The SNA invites all neighbors to participate in our Caroling for a Cause event on December 17<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;height:0px;line-height:1">th</span>. Kerry was the creator and champion of this event, and we’ll carry it on in his honor, with all the cheer we can muster.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">We also note that the Providence Newspaper Guild, another organization Kerry cared deeply for, has shared their memoriam of him at <u style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><a href="http://www.riguild.org/2017/12/kerry-kohrings-passing-is-a-great-loss-to-us-all" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent" target="_blank">http://www.riguild.org/<wbr>2017/12/kerry-kohrings-<wbr>passing-is-a-great-loss-to-us-<wbr>all</a></u></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14.742px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(17,17,17)">Kerry’s wife, Sandy, has asked that in lieu of flowers, friends consider making a donation to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Public services have not been scheduled at this time; the family will hold a small private ceremony.</p></div>
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