Mark Kevin Hart, 66, of Willow Springs, North Carolina, died after a brief illness with his wife on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
Kevin was born in Syracuse, New York, parents Donald and Marjorie. His family moved to Plymouth, Pennsylvania, when they were nine years old in Oklahoma. He graduated from Villanova University in 1981 with a degree in astronomy and a minor in mathematics.
After college, Kevin worked at GE Aerospace in the Fauci Valley, Pennsylvania. The company hired a lot of young people during the Cold War and wanted them to work more than 40 hours a week. With the length of work hours and the company-sponsored in-wall movement, many employees became lifelong partners and remained so after 35 years.
Kevin and Kathy ask about the adorable guy in the next building when they ask questions about her office partner and Kathy. Shortly afterward, Kevin joined the same team with Kathy. In addition to their long hours, they also shared social activities such as volleyball, cycling and skiing. As they say, the rest is history.
After 15 years in aerospace, he decided to give up his desk job and brew beer to make a living. This hobby turned into a career, and in 1997 he and Casey were brought to North Carolina. After working in the beer industry for a few years, he returned to technology in large companies and startups until he started his career from Garmin In 2018.
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After attending junior high school in Plymouth White Marsh, Kevin was interested in astronomy and saved his money to buy his first telescope. He likes to set up telescopes nearby or anywhere, and to share planets and planetary objects with friends and family or anyone who happens to walk by. If there is something spectacular in the sky, he sometimes wakes up to the indoor guests in the middle of the night.
Kevin and Kathy headed to the holistic path to see the solar eclipse in 2017 and 2024, where he shared the peep through two telescopes he set up for viewing and photography. He took some extraordinary photos and shared these rare events.
Kevin is an unwavering Philadelphia Eagles fan who planned weekend events during game time. He likes to replay games with his father and brother on the phone. Unfortunately, he missed watching the Underdog Hawks win their first Super Bowl in 2018. On the day the Eagles beat the Patriots, Kevin was “booked” to travel with Kathy and headed to Antarctica for her birthday.
Kevin and Kathy plan to celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary this September. They always celebrate their anniversary with travel gifts because they like to share new places and experiences with each other. If Kevin or Kathy goes on a work trip or no one else plays, they often return to the location together. Their philosophy is to share your loved ones with your loved ones. This philosophy inspired them to travel to Hawaii and Alaska with two groups of parents, and Casey's parents to Peru and Iceland.
Kevin has explored the United States in the RV with Kathy and their dog Maddie for the past 5 years. They drove the southern and northern routes across the country to work on their national parks and state lists. They traveled to North Dakota in 2024, completed the list of 50 states and increased the number of their national parks to 46 of 63. Kevin also visited 22 countries on 5 continents.
Kevin died from parents Donald and Marjorie. And his love Cork Spaniels Molly and Maddie. His lifelong love survives Kathy, the Steven Brothers (Kay), niece Lily, nephew Vaughan, and his law-loving parents, Janice and Philip Brown.
Celebration of Life Service will be held at Bays Lake Park, 900 Bays Lake Road,holly Springs, North Carolina, Friday, September 12, 2025. Visits begin at 2:30 pm and serve at 3:30 pm. After the service, you will have time to visit more and share memories with friends and family.
This family would like to thank the outstanding staff at the Raleigh North Carolina Heart and Vascular Hospital for their outstanding care and sympathy for Kevin and Casey.
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