Kevin Wayne Garner passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, April 24.

Kevin was born on October 21, 1965 in Freeport, Texas to Wayne and Linda Garner. He grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas graduating from Brazoswood High School in 1984.

Kevin was a multi sport athlete at Brazoswood before ultimately focusing on baseball at the University of Texas from 1985-1987. He was an accomplished baseball player, earning All American status at the high school and collegiate levels.

He was drafted in the first round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft and enjoyed a 11 year professional career in Australia, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. After baseball he completed his degree from the University of Texas and pursued careers in real estate and coaching.

He was married to the love of his life, Elizabeth Morgan Garner on June 29, 2013 in First Baptist Church of Lake Jackson, Texas. They resided in Naples, Florida with their four children. Though they would later relocate to Austin, Texas, Kevin's heart was never far from the coast. Wherever he was, he found every opportunity to fish in the bays of the Gulf of Mexico.

He will be forever remembered for his bigger than life personality, sense of humor, fierce love for his family, and commitment to his Christian Faith.

Kevin is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth, their daughter Austen Copland and her husband Stuart and granddaughter Adelheide, and sons Quinn, Rainer, and Ronan Schurig, mother Linda Garner of Lake Jackson, brother Coby Garner and his wife Michelle, daughter Sydney, and sons Carson and Caleb, and brother Cory Garner and his wife Stephanie, son Luke, and daughters Hannah and Gianna.

Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Garner, maternal grandparents Perry and Alice Spillers and paternal grandparents Roland Garner and Bill and Billie Griffin.

Memorial service details:

2pm Saturday, April 30

First Baptist Church
401 Yaupon
Lake Jackson

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