Kenny was a very well known and nationally respected emergency manager. I only met him once briefly when I facilitated a Big Cities Emergency Managers session a few years back. How I mainly knew Kenny was via his frequent sharing of information to a broad range of people via email. It was that aspect of the man that I admired. Freely giving of himself and his knowledge.
It seems like only a few months back that I got an email from him saying he would not be sending any more emails and that his illness was making it too difficult. I did not understand at that point how ill he was.
Now is a good time to remember to tell others around you that you love and respect them for what they do in emergency management. The time will come soon enough that our own time to contribute will also end and if we can leave one legacy it is that we shared what we knew and appreciated others for their contributions.
God's speed Kenny Shaw!
