Kirk Lorenzo DeBay
1973 - 2017
Kirk Lorenzo DeBay
Visitation Information
Visitation
Celebration of Life
Visitation Time
June 30, 2017 from 1-3 pm
Visitation Location
Mattatall~Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro, NS
Requested Charity
Charity of Choice
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It is with extreme sadness and heartbreak that we, the family of Kirk Lorenzo DeBay announce his tragic passing on June 19, 2017. Our Super Hero got tired and he is now at rest. Kirk was born on October 31, 1973 in Truro, Nova Scotia. Kirk was raised in and around the Truro area but spent the last ten years with his wife and children living and working in Alberta. Kirk had an extensive career in the construction industry and has made many friends and new family members through his work. He had a genuine love for people and he always wanted people to see themselves the way that he saw them. He wanted them to know that they were worth it and that they mattered and he tried hard to instill in them a sense of self-worth and belonging. Along with his biological family he leaves behind an; extensive friend family from coast to coast. When Kirk cared about someone he really cared about them and once you were in his heart you were family and he truly believed that family was the most important thing.
Kirk is survived by the love of his life Michelle (Watson) DeBay, their daughters Morgan and Haley DeBay and Jeff Matthews (Stephanie), Nova Scotia; who he proudly thought of as a son, granddaughters Gracie and Rielly Matthews, parents Barbara and Brian Marriott, Kirk and Elsie DeBay, sister Anastasia (Rodney) DeBay, brother Mark (Amy) DeBay, maternal grandmother Beatrice Metlin, Mother and father in law, Cathy and Gordon Lewis and numerous Aunts, Uncles, nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased Maternal grandfather Lorenzo Metlin, paternal grandparents Victoria & George Clarke and Aubrey & Marion Robinson.
Kirk will be sadly missed but very fondly remembered. Though he had a tortured soul he loved and gave his love freely. He was an amazingly hard and conscientious worker that inspired others to work hard and take pride in their work. The loss of Kirk will leave a large void in many lives. Today we woke up feeling like the color had drained from the world and everything was in black and white; but Kirk would want nothing more than for those who loved him to hang on tight to each other during this difficult time and over the days and months to come to allow the light to return and to notice every moment of the beauty around you. Kirk had a lot of sayings, most of them not PG rated, but one thing he said and believed above all others is that people should love more and judge less. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to a charity of choice.
"There is no remedy for love but to love more. "~ Henry David Thoreau

Kirk Lorenzo DeBay