Jan 27

Life>Real Estate

UPDATES:

2/11/09:  Support Kevin Warmath’s Family http://maxsell.net/warmath/

1/31: John Kevin Warmath, 43, passed away today 1/31 at 10:15am. Honoring his wishes his organs will be used to save many other lives. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 3rd at 4pm at Northside Chapel, 12050 Crabapple Rd.,Roswell, GA 30075. Visitation begins at 2pm and the service will be held at 4pm.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to The Warmath Children’s College fund. You can make donations at any SunTrust bank (checks payable to Sylvie Warmath) to the account #1000091724467.

1/30: They have taken Kevin off of his medications but he is still on the ventilator. Kevin wanted to be an organ donor and Sylvie is honoring his wish. That will happen when there is no sign of brain activity. It could be within 24 hours, but there is no way of knowing. Once that occurs he will be cremated and a service will take place.

1/29: We received an update on Kevin and unfortunately it is not a good one. The doctors have done a cat scan and discovered that Kevin’s brain has swollen and that he is realistically no longer with us. According to the doctors he has no chance of survival at this point. They are going to keep him on a ventilator for 24 hours and take him off first thing in the morning.

Please continue to pray for strength and understanding for Kevin’s family.

Life is greater than real estate.  Yet without real estate I would not have Kevin Warmath in my life.  Life is greater than real estate because of real estate.  I don’t know how to say it (and I write blog posts for a living), but my life is greater because of Kevin (and many others, but this is for Kevin).

What do you do when you don’t know what to do?

I make decisions all the time with confidence, some would say with arrogance.  I am never one to feel a loss for decisive action.  I do what I think is right and get on with it.  However, tonight I am at a loss.  One of our agents, Kevin Warmath, is fighting for his life in an induced coma at the intensive care unit of St. Joseph’s hospital.  Kevin is one of the best Realtors I have ever known.  He is creative, witty, brilliant, caring, and proud of his family.  His clients find him a valuable resource and representative.  I am proud to call him a friend.

My friend is in a coma tonight as he fights to live.  Kevin suffered a heart attack last night and as I learned this news today I became numb.  Numb and focused.  Focused without direction.  Scared without immediate danger or threat.  Reminders of what matters.  What matters is Kevin.  What matters is Kevin recovering for his family.  Kevin recover.

Our small company is making food for Kevin’s family (wife & 3 kids) to help in the only way we know how.  Food, thoughts, love, prayers.  We pray for Kevin and his family.  We pray for strength and hope.  Real hope.  Yet, I sit here and wonder what else I should do?  so I write random thoughts and share them with the world.   Perhaps I’m at a loss because I see a lot of myself in Kevin.  Determined. Family focused. or perhaps it’s because I look up to Kevin, literally and figuratively.  He’s tall and he’s tall.

He would not want me to write anything about him without a quality backlink. 

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Recover Kevin.

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  • David Harris

    I emailed with Kevin which must have been only hours before this. PLEASE let me know if I can help in any way. My family sends strength and hope to his.

  • http://lakemartinvoice.com John C

    we're praying, too.

  • harpercm

    Brad,
    I co-oped with Kevin and he is certainly the cream of the crop. We here at Keller Williams First Atlanta are praying hard for him and his family. If there is anything we can do, please let us know and we are there. -Christine Harper

  • Wendy Yaniv

    I have not had the honor of meeting Kevin but received the news from Brenda, an agent at our Keller Williams First Atlanta office. My prayers are with Kevin and his family. Sending powerful healing thoughts and please let us know if there is anything we can do to help. Wendy Yaniv

  • ScottEaves

    Brad,

    THANKS for sharing this information. I met Kevin through Becky Nelson and was instantly connected to him. He is definitely on top of his game. My thoughts are with you, your company, Kevin and his dear family. Please keep us updated.

    Scott

  • http://www.ryanwardrealestate.com Ryan Ward

    Brad,

    I am so sorry. Please let me know if there is anything I can do. My prayers are with him and his family.

  • larry

    I've only met Kevin the Tall One once at our trainning meeting. I learned alot just chatting with him at lunch. He's an impressive guy and I hope to have many more meetings with him in the future. RECOVER KEVIN!

  • http://www.ihihomeinspections.com Bonnie Lelak

    Thanks for posting this, keep us updated, we're praying for Kevin and his family. I know they appreciate you just being there for them, even when you're at a loss of what to do. Staying strong for his family will benefit them greatly.

  • http://www.SalineMichiganRealEstate.com Vance Shutes

    Brad – having met Kevin myself, he's in my prayers as well. Be strong, as Kevin and his family will need all of us to be strong for him.

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  • http://www.dothanhomesearch.com Charles Woodall

    Thanks for sharing this Brad. We will put Kevin and his family on our prayer list.

    Please keep us updated

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    Not really a good news. I met Kevin a while ago and has a wonderful family, he's in my prayers as well. Be strong, as Kevin and his family will need all of us to be strong for him.- Just like Vance said. Frank and I would like to know his progress. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Laurie Manny

    I will pray for a miracle. They do happen sometimes….

  • http://maxsell.net bnix

    Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers.

  • http://maxsell.net bnix

    Deryk: you could not be more accurate about Kevin. His determination to do things his way and the success that followed his path was tangible. He was one of the best Realtors I have ever known and we were proud to have him join our family at Maxsell. However, his qualities as a person stood tall (as Kevin did himself) above his skills as a Realtor. He was great at being a friend, great at life, and great as a family man. I miss him already and our world is less without him.

  • http://transistor.tumblr.com/ Brad

    Brad, I'm terribly saddened to hear this news. Met Kevin last year in Phoenix and he's one real solid guy. My thoughts and prayers are with he and his family as well.

  • http://www.keyhomefinder.com Deryk Harper

    I worked with Kevin while he was at our Keller Williams North Atlanta office and have enormous respect for him as a REALTOR and a human being. His technical wit was unmatched in our office and I find myself often sifting through his blog posts on http://www.liveinalpharetta.com for those great statistical pearls of wisdom and insight that he is so well known for in our community. I truly hope and pray for a miraculous recovery. Our world is less without him.

  • http://maxsell.net bnix

    It hurts to lose a friend. I miss him already. Thanks for your kind words and his family needs all the love they can get to help them through such difficult times.

  • http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com Jay Thompson

    Brad –

    I am so so sorry to hear of Kevin's passing. He was one of the good guys, the REALLY good guys. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and all he touched in his too brief time here.

  • http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com Jay Thompson

    Brad –

    I am so so sorry to hear of Kevin's passing. He was one of the good guys, the REALLY good guys. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and all he touched in his too brief time here.