Below is an obituary from Nichols Funeral Home:
WILMINGTON, MA — Kevin M. Kilbride, age 62, of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2025, while skiing in New Hampshire.
Kevin was born on March 14, 1962, in Malden, MA; he was the cherished son of the late Francis M. and Barbara A. (Worth) Kilbride. Kevin was raised in a large and loving Irish family in Malden; he attended Malden Public Schools and was a graduate of Malden High School Class of 1980. Following high school, he attended Salem State College for his Bachelors, Cambridge College for his Masters, and later in life attended American International College for his Certificate of Graduate Studies.
In 1996, while attending a summer course at the University of Galway, Ireland, Kevin met a beautiful woman named Maura Glynn; the couple were soon inseparable and married on June 14th, 1997. He called her “Ma Cushla” which translates to “my heartbeat”.
Kevin and Maura settled in Wilmington, MA, in 1997 where they raised three beautiful children named Eamon, Maeve, and Conor.
Kevin had more hobbies than he had time for. He loved golfing and skiing so much that he moved to Colorado for five years. He loved to travel, especially on road trips and to Ireland. He loved any and all sports, never missed a game, and attended the Olympics not once, but twice. Music was a big part of who he was, and he could sit for hours listening to any genre, but he was especially connected to John Lennon. He felt most at home in nature, especially the mountains, the woods, and his backyard. He loved the simple things in life too, like playing a game of chess, picking up a good book, cooking, and building a fire.
He was employed from the age of 10, beginning with a paper route in Malden’s Maplewood Square. He worked at Conville’s Pub in Littleton, CO and most prominently, he was an educator for Malden Public Schools for 30 plus years. He was a self-proclaimed “Jack of All Trades; Master of None.”
Kevin loved being a father and a husband and took great pride in each of his children and his wife. He loved spending time with his family as “The Kilbride 5”, but also individually with each of them. Between road trips, summers spent camping in Maine, vacations all over, and time spent sitting together at home, Kevin truly loved being around family, immediate and extended. He was intelligent and well-versed in any topic you could think of, especially history. He could win any game of Jeopardy he watched and never lost a game of Chess.
Kevin always said that he felt closest to God in the mountains.
Kevin is survived by his beloved wife Maura T. Kilbride (Glynn), he was the devoted father of Eamon Kilbride of Orono, ME, Maeve Kilbride and her fiancé Max Hubbard of Wakefield, MA, and Conor Kilbride of Wilmington, MA. He was the beloved brother of Michael Kilbride and his wife Rose of Malden, MA, the late George Kilbride and his wife Carol of Stoneham, MA, and Debra Solares-Kilbride of Saugus, MA. Dear brother-in-law of Deirdre and the late Stephen Wirzburger of Hanson, MA, Desmond and Cindy Glynn and Michael and Maureen Glynn all of Pembroke, MA, Brian and Megan Glynn of Suttons Bay, MI, Gerald and Debbie Glynn of Hanover, MA. Loving Uncle of Shauna and Dave Vera, Michael and Lauryn Kilbride, Sean Kilbride, Katie Kilbride, Timothy Wirzburger, Declan and Michaela Wirzburger, Allison Glynn, Maeghan Glynn, Aidan Glynn, Liam Glynn, Ciara Glynn, Jack Glynn, Ryan Glynn, Braden Glynn, and Great-Uncle of Cormac, Casey, Alana, David Christian “DC”, and Emilia. Kevin is further survived by his dear aunt Bernice “Auntie Nicki” McLennan, as well as a large and loving extended family and many friends.
Family and friends will gather for Visiting Hours at the Nichols Funeral Home, 187 Middlesex Ave. (Rte. 62), Wilmington, MA, on Saturday, January 18th from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. A Service to Celebrate Kevin’s life will be held at the Funeral Home on Sunday, January 19th at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Kevin’s memory may be made to Facial Pain Research Foundation, 2653 SW 87th Drive, Suite A, Gainesville, FL 32608-9313 or online at https://facingfacialpain.org/donate.
To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit our website at www.nicholsfuneralhome.com.
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