RATtreks

RIP Pawpaw 2-7-2011

On February 7, 2011 , Alvis L. Kinney aka: ‘Pawpaw’  passed from this world to hike that great trail on the other side. He was loved by everyone who met him and was one of my very best friends for the past 19 years and we will all miss him more than words can describe. Having served during Korea and surviving the attack of Pearl Harbor, he went on to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail several times, the last time earning him the title of the oldest man to thru-hike the trail.  He loved hiking and the many friends he made while doing so. He was was a loving father, grandfather, and husband and is now back with his beloved wife Lillian who left this world before him. He will be surely missed by all until we can meet again someday.

Alvis L. 'Pawpaw' Kinney

March 6, 1917   to  February 7, 2011

A million times we’ve needed you,

and a million times we’ve cried.

If our love alone could have saved you,

you never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly,

in death we love you still.

In our hearts you hold a special place,

no one else can ever fill.

It broke our hearts to lose you,

but you didn’t go alone.

A part of us went with you,

the day God took you home.

We love and miss you Pawpaw.