With the deepest sadness

On Thursday Evening, 4.20.06, two of my very close friends were killed in a single engine plane crash in Bloomington, Indiana. Zack Novak, 25 (left) and Garth Eppley, 25, (Right) were 2 of the 5 IU music students killed in the crash. They were returning from a rehearsal in LaFayette, Indiana which is about 3 hours by car northwest of Bloomington. Both Zack and Garth were graduates of Anderson University and were about to complete Master's degrees at IU. Zack studied Choral Conducting and Garth studied voice and opera.

Zack, Garth and I were in several shows together at Anderson. We were at anderson for 3 years together before I graduated. They are both one year younger than I am. Garth and Zack were both members of my small circle of 6- 8 friends who could always be found together during our time at Anderson.

Garth Eppley was one of the best friends of my life. I have spent to past 4 days trying to remember every interaction we had: our three years at Anderson together, two years as roommates, 5 shows, our recital, our trips to New York, our trip to Europe, Chorale trips, when he visited me in Ann Arbor and Xenia or the times that I drove to Bloomington to see him in something. He knew I hated that drive.

Eight days ago we were discussing plans for Garth to come see my new house I just bought. I had told him that I wanted to finish a room in the basement. Then last Sunday he called me to to help put up some walls in the basement. He often joked how I owed him like 25 "moves" because he had helped me move so many times over the last few year. I told him that I would get a pony keg and we could pick a weekend in June to work all day and then barbaque.

I will miss Garth and Zack for the rest of my life.

I just wanted you all to know.

Kevin

For more information please follow this link to a website with links to all the articles about the crash and the victims.

http://music.indiana.edu/publicity/tragedy/2006-04-21/media.shtml

Some New Picutres

Here are the new pictures I promises like 10 days ago. I had some technical difficulties that prevented me from uploading these pictures for a few days.


From Across the street...look how close my neighbors are!


Front of the house after I mowed the lawn for the first time.

Painted the living room, Greg is going to do the carpet soon hopefully!



Half-way done with painting the Dining Room

Our Cyborg Names

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This past weekend

On Saturday and Sunday, Kristen and I spent a lot of time working on the house. We finished painting the living room and have the base color done in the dinning room. It is looking SOOO much better in there now that the ugly wallpaper is down and the colors match. I will up load pictures of our progress tomorrow.

My cousin Greg, who is a flooring expert, has agreed to come down to Middletown and give me an estimate of new carpet for the living room, hallway, stairs, and green bedroom/study. I am excited to get the carpet finished because we can then move the furniture in and the house will seem more like a home and less like a construction site!

Check tomorrow for the new pictures.