Obituary of Kirby Huehnicen

B I O G R A P H Y HUEHNICEN: Kirby Gordon Huehnicen passed away suddenly on Monday, October 23, 2006 at the age of 27 years. Kirby will be lovingly remembered by: his mother Connie Huehnicen; his sister Jamie Huehnicen and her special friend Shaun; his maternal grandparents Gordon and Elva Hancock; his aunts and uncles: Larry and Jan and their children Mark and Steven and their families; Calvin and Twyla and Bryn; Marlene and Jerry Schonheiter; Dick and Tracey Hines and their girls; Shannon Hines; his paternal grandmother Jean Huehnicen as well numerous other relatives. Kirby was predeceased by his father Wayne on August 27, 1988. The funeral service for Kirby was conducted from the Marwayne School Gymnasium on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. with Reverend Bob Aldrich. A eulogy was given by Jamie Huehnicen and Andrew Larson. Special music “Amazing Grace,” and “Praise You In This Storm,” was sung by Yvette Barnett. Honorary pallbearers were all those who shared in Kirby’s life. Active pallbearers were: Monty Kenyon, Shawn Hines, Tyler Tannas, Andrew Larson, Rob Murray, John Miller, Tim Sharp and Riley Meiklejohn. Interment followed in the Marwayne Cemetery. Eulogy Kirby Gordon Huehnicen “Han-clock” as he used to call himself was born July 17, 1979 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan to his proud parents Wayne and Connie and added a best friend for a sister Jamie. Our family was complete when we brought him back to our farm just west of Sandy Beach. Farm life took Kirby on many adventures. Kirby’s first real sentence came from when he was three years old. He had wandered into a pen of bulls, and by the time Dad ran to save him the only words that came from his mouth were, “I felt the fur on my ski-doo suit.” Kirby was not to interested in the livestock end of it, but spent a lot of hours wrapped in a blanket in the manger during calving season as mom and dad tended to the cows. If there ever was a mud puddle, even if it was in the barnyard, Kirby could be found with his toys at the center of it. His love was tractors and equipment, and he was the first one to always want to go along for the ride. On more than one occasion, Kirby was known to jump the fence looking to teach those Scriber boys how to drive that big shiny John Deere equipment. Kirby spent many hours playing in the sandbox with his John Deere toys. Dad even had to expand the sandbox because Kirby needed more farmland. Kirby had a great love of animals, especially dogs. This came in handy when mom had to pick up the babysitter. Kirby would go in the yard first to play with the dog, while Mom frightfully ran for the door. The wheels never stopped turning from daylight to dark on his good old pedal bike. The bike was soon traded in for a quad, and Kirby spent countless hours touring the countryside. In 1984, Kirby had a new venture. The big yellow school bus picked him up at the end of the lane to haul him off to Marwayne Jubilee School. Throughout his time in school, Kirby put a smile on everyone’s face. He could make you laugh no matter how down you may have been. He developed a love for basketball, and graduated in 1997 with many, many friends. Another of Kirby’s loves was Laurier Lake. He spent many special moments with Grandma and Grandpa at Osburn Place. Cruising on the ponderosa, swimming at Gilligan’s Island, and learning how to fish. Sitting around the campfire burning marshmallows, cause Grandma said he could. Between the Tannas cabin and ours, lots of friends, laughter and memories were made for Kirby. And as he got older, the parent’s weren’t included, and more memories were made. After graduation, Kirby headed of to Riverhill to apprentice under Doug Ford to become a welder. He attended Lakeland College at this time and earned his B pressure ticket. Kirby sharpened his skills locally with Riverhill and T and T, where he mastered his craft and earned his respect as a welder. His success lead to the purchase of his first welding truck. His white Ford diesel was his pride and joy. From here, his company “Total Fusion” was formed. Kirby’s welding was his trademark. From Peace River, Fort Mac, to Hardisty, and everywhere in between, he left permanent smiles, friends and a job well done. Kirb’s biggest love in life was fishing. Whenever his welder wasn’t running, the outboard motor on his boat was. It didn’t matter what the season, there were fish to be caught. You could find Kirb either in his Lund fishing boat or his ice fishing shack. Anyone who ever went fishing with Kirby came back knowing how to do it the “right” way. Kirby held his family and friends dear to him. Each and everyone of us had our own unique and special bond with him. We all knew how much he cared for us, whether he said it with words or not. It’s hard to summarize such a wonderful person as my brother Kirby, he was my rock, and my everything. The last few days have been tough, for all of us, but in my heart I know Kirb’s finally at peace. There are so many questions, that will be left unanswered, but as you leave here today, remember his smiles, those dimples, the times you shared with him, his memory will life on in all of us. I love you and will miss you Kirb! Jamie Dee McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster administered the funeral arrangements. Card of Thanks On behalf of Connie and Jamie and our families, we would like to thank all our friends and relatives for their special love shown to us. Thank you for all the cards, donations, flowers, baking and meals along with the visits to our homes. A very special thank you to our friends and neighbors for taking over in a time of need. Thank you to our employers for understanding and helping us out. Also to Kirby’s friends, Reverend Bob and Yvette for creating a lovely service. To all the Marwayne Community and OORP for the lovely lunch. Thank you to the Marwayne School for re-arranging and providing us with the use of the school. There is not enough words to express the love we have for our special friends. Also a special thanks to Glenn McCaw and the staff at McCaw’s for the special care that we were given by them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Connie Jamie and Shaun Gordon and Elva & Families Donations in memory of Kirby may be made to the Marwayne Fire & Rescue or to a charity of the donor's choice.