Kevin Dewayne Varnado

Kevin Dewayne Varnado was a young man known to friends and family in the Portland–Gresham area. Public records and contemporary news reporting identify him as a 27‑year‑old Portland resident who died in early August 2015. While formal obituary or funeral-home notices locating his full life history are not publicly available, the records that do exist point to a person rooted in his local community and remembered by those who knew him.

Available public reporting places Kevin in the vicinity of Northeast 162nd Avenue and Halsey Street in Gresham at the time of his death. Beyond the facts of that day, the public record is limited; there is little published information about his work, education, or hobbies. That absence does not lessen the reality that he had relationships and a life — friends, family, routines, and everyday hopes — only some of which are visible in public records.

Because traditional memorial notices could not be located in the sources reviewed, this remembrance focuses on honoring Kevin’s personhood rather than the circumstances surrounding his passing. He was a 27‑year‑old whose life mattered to people who loved him; even when public documentation is sparse, it is important to acknowledge the human loss represented by his death. Those who knew him best — family, friends, and local community members — hold the fuller picture of his kindnesses, personality, and connections.

If family members or funeral providers wish to add a formal obituary, photograph, or remembrances to this memorial page, those materials would help give a fuller, more personal portrait. Until then, this page honors Kevin Dewayne Varnado respectfully: a real person from the Portland–Gresham community whose life is deserving of remembrance beyond brief public records.