This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Kyle Keba ("Keebs") who was born in Arizona on Aug 19, 1986 and passed away on December 01, 2004 at the age of 18. We will remember him forever. I don't even know where to start except that he was & still is an awesome young man who had his whole life ahead of him. He always had the knack to make everyone laugh, no matter what kind of mood they were in. He had some of the cutest & funniest little antics. He was always making up new words or expressions that just seemed to catch on with everyone. He loved clowning around & just being goofy...He loved hanging out with his friends but never did like going to the amusement parks with them cuz they all rode rollercoasters & he hated them. In that respect he was just like me. I remember when he rode Kumba at Busch Gardens & he came off green. I felt so sorry for him, the poor thing...but I knew just how he felt. Another thing that I know everyone will remember about him was his ability to eat. Boy could he put it away...LOL. His favorite home cooked meals were Chicken Parmesan & Chicken Quesadillas. He also loved salads, especially Ceasar. He could never get enough of it. He also did his share of eating out...his favorite places being any NY style pizza, Taco Bell, Wendys & Checkers. He was never a big fan of McD's.He had a huge heart & would do anything for those he cared about. Ever since he was a baby he was just always all boy. He loved sports...he played some football but baseball was more his thing. He played very well & if he stayed with it, who knows where he may have wound up. He also loved his music. He played the drums & guitar & started a few bands with his friends. It was fun listening to them try to get it together...though I don't think the neighbors thought so. :) His favorite band was Sublime..with Santeria being his favorite song. He really liked all kinds of music so needless to say, everything reminds me of him. Whenever a new song came out that he thought I would like he would get me to listen to it & then say "I knew you would like it Mom!!" He was the same way with movies. Scarface was his favorite. He liked action but I think comedy was what he liked most. He just always liked to laugh. As he got older, he was more able to show his sentimental side & talk more about his feelings. If he was upset about something & didn't handle it well he would always say he was sorry. Teens and their mood swings are very difficult to handle, let alone understand. He never had "one" girlfriend but apparently he was pretty popular with the ladies. I'm sure they felt very safe by his side, being that he was 6'5" & 250 lbs. I remember him staying on the phone for hours & hours with these girls & many nights him falling asleep with them on the other end. It was cute!!! He loved going to the beach with us & his friends & just chill...as he would say. I remember Memorial Day weekend of last year we stayed at Ana Maria Island for 5 days & had a blast. A couple of his friends came over to hang out with him & they just took it easy. Unfortunately for Kyle...he also took after me in the fair skin department & freckles...so he had to watch it in the sun. He always gave me grief about that. He would say..."Mom, of all things to get from you, I would get your white skin & freckles." Then he would smile & his cute little dimples would show. Whoever would have thought that would be the last time we would be there together. There is so much more I wanted to do with him & say to him but I always thought we'd have the rest of our lives to do it.:( Soon after he turned 18, in August, he got his first job working at Walgreens. He liked it alot, at first but then wasn't too happy when the minimum wage was going up cuz then he thought he wasn't getting paid enough...lol...typical teenager. He worked in all areas of the store but liked working in the photo lab the most. I guess it must have been those pix he got to develop..LOL...so he always said. His words were, "so many hot girls." He made alot of friends at the store & started growing up. He had gotten his own truck, that I cosigned for, but he was making the payments. He was so proud to have his own money now & the responsiblity of developing his credit. He liked not having to ask me for money for things cuz now he had his own. I remember he bought a trucker's cap, with Keebs written on it, with the money from his very first pay check. It was cute...he was so excited. He also invested in an awesome sound system in his truck. The bass was something else. I remember going to the Bucs game with him & his step dad on 11/21(they won...by the way) & being that he met us there he had his truck & was driving behind us. My durango was vibrating like u wouldn't believe & my head was pounding...so I had to call him on the cell & tell him to lower it. I looked in my rearview mirror & he was laughing but did lower it. I could always tell when he was home after that...cuz of the thumping. I guess I'm just getting old. I told him he better lower the bass before coming into the subdivision or he'd get into trouble & he said, "Mom, it would be an honor for me to get a ticket for my sound system." :) That's something only he could say!!! :) Well, he never did get a ticket. The week after the game was Thanksgiving & his Aunt Lori, Uncle Dennis, Poppy, Daniel & Josh came to share it with us. Mark's mom was down from Kentucky as well, so we had a pretty large crowd. Kyle loved it like that!!! He always liked alot of people around & noise & commotion. He never was into quiet & relaxing too much. I thank God for giving all of us that Thanksgiving together, especially, the kind of day that Kyle liked the most...crazy & hectic. Once again, who would have thought it was our last Thanksgiving with him. He was a great kid with an awesome sense of humor...someone I know who will be missed forever. He still gets calls on his cell phone...with his friends telling him how much they miss him & love him. It makes me feel good how much he was cared about but hearing them brings tears to my eyes. I know he is up there now with his Nana & Aunt Diane...having an awesome time...but I'd do anything to have him back here with us again, where he belongs. I will never understand why this had to happen but I know everything happens for a reason & this, unfortunately was his destiny. I have to be strong for him because he never like to see me cry...& as his best friend, Jamie says...everyday that goes by is just one day closer until we see him again. I know he's keeping an eye on all of us...& making sure we all stay safe. He left an impression on all he met...& he will be someone noone will ever forget. Little ones loved him...cuz he had so much patience with them...he loved to play with them, throw them up in the air & just make them laugh. He was truly a big brother, not only to his sister, Ashlee but also to any child that came into his life. Which reminds me of the Xmas he played Santa Clause to the little kids who lived next door. He looked so convincing & allowed one more year to go by with those kids thinking there really was a Santa. It was very cool!!! Well...kiddo....you know me...I can go on forever...but I will end it here & leave you with a big "I love you" & know that I miss you more than I could ever put into words. You are THE best son a mother could have asked for!!!! Hang in there big guy...& know we'll be together again one day. Until then...please just watch over us & let me know from time to time that ur OK. Forever my Kyle.... Mom PS...I almost forgot to mention that he loved his PS2. Socom was his thing & apparently he was pretty good at it. He could stay up all night playing it & then want to sleep all day just so he could do it again the next night. Many a night I went into his room only to have to turn off his lights, TV, fan, radio & any other thing he may have had on. What I would do to have to do that all again!!!!!!! I miss it all but most of all I miss him!!!!! xoxoxo Not enough time together but so many memories...Another thing he liked to do was work out. He had a work out station set up in our garage with a heavy bag, that his step dad had given him for Easter. He would hang out with his friend, Colin & pump iron. Then he always would come up to me & ask," hey mom, am I getting any bigger yet? Are my arms getting bigger? Does my chest look bigger? Do my shoulders look bigger??" He was so cute when he did that...it always made me laugh. The last time we went to Sports Authority together he showed me one of those really tight long sleeve shirts...& he said he was going to get one when he got big. Fortunately for him...he already looked like he worked out even if he didn't. He has given me so many memories....but I would do anything to have a lifetime more!!! I love you Kyle...don't ever forget that!!!xoxoxoxo
yo / Minas Trihas (friend)
Its been a minute but that's not to say that I haven't thought of you as if it were some type of religion I was committed to. Every few days you pop in and out of my memories. Many great times and I think, usually while looking at the bottom of anoth...
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Gone but not forgotten. / Tony Cabrera (Uncle)
I will always remember one summer Kyle spent here in west palm with us I had my Miata at that time & I asked him if he wanted to go on the road with me I guess he was about 15 or 16 & over 6' tall :-0 I asked him are you sure you'll be ok it's a smal...
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MErry christmas / Lorianne Cabrera (aunt)
my dear kyle- enjoy christmas with our Lord and Saviour. We all miss you but rest easy knowing you are in PARADISE! love you!!!!!
Time.... / Dennis (Uncle)
Kid
I've been around people that say how time can heal wounds how time makes things easier how time mends broken hearts.... But Kid take it from me time has just past because my heart is still hurting from losing you it still isn't easy to think tha...
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still missin u! / Lorianne Cabrera (aunt)
still missin u! my dear nephew
b good to ol man sylvio- he was ol fashioned but he meany welll and loved u!
we all love u!
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