Virgil Kempenaar

In our family, November is one of those months that holds multiple birthdays. Today was my nephew's birthday and tomorrow is my great-nephew's birthday.
"Was" and "is" pretty much says it all.
Today I choose to celebrate with gifts of precious memories! Tomorrow it will be time for making new memories! The days of your births were indeed "happy"
Love, Aunt Pam xxoo

I met Virgil Oct,29 1999, at waffle house,we would later joke that it sounded like the beginning of a bad country song when people asked how we met. I had a 2 year old daughter which he became a wonderful friend to ,and later a great Dad.I remember when he was building a shed Makayla was out there helping any way a little girl could at 3 and a half. We later had a son ,Randall . He was so happy to have a son, and Makayla so happy to be a big sister,she sang a song about it all the way to school ,as she proudly displayed the "I'm a Big Sister ribbon.Virgil and I got a good laugh out of that.We had a lot of good times ,too many to mention. We shared 11 years together ,and although we grew apart as husband and wife ,I still cared very much about him and wished him nothing but happiness. And I was glad to see that over the last year he was happy, spending time with Randall and boy scouts,with going on rides with his friends,or just hanging out with his friends,all these thing brought him the most joy. I was very proud of all the things he was achieving. And we (Randall,Makayl a and I) are going to make him proud. He will be spoke of often and remembered everyday in everything we do. Mostly with a smile and sometimes with a tear. His stories will be passed down through generations to come,and his spirit will live on.

i was so shocked and heartbroken to hear from mutual friends about virgil s tragic and untimely passing.i knew him back in 94 or so ,when we worked at applebees and longhorns(and me at t's winner s circle)across the street.i lost my bestfriend to a shooting and he was so kind and gentle and he filled those shoes(he had known where i was coming from).i would never had made it through that time without his love and support.he would come across the street after longhorn s closed and hang out at my bar,we would slow dance to the righteous brother s or everly bros songs,go riding in the van,share meals,attend parties,visit each others homes,play with his pug.when he got his first harley,frosty,h e took me for a ride and out to breakfast,he was in heaven and i clung to him for dear life.we drifted apart over the years and i ve always regretted losing touch,but i ve never lost my memories of him and every minute we spent together,he made me a better person for knowing him.this world will be a much sadder place now.he was a great artist,mechanic ,biker,outdoors man,cook,slow dancer and most of all friend.i m so glad he was able to be a father ,too.my deepest condolences to his son randall and step-daughter mikayla,and his parents ,sandy and virgil sr.,and sisters jill and lea,and all his friends and family.forever in my heart,toni

I worked with Virgil at Longhorn and he was such an awesome cook, fantastic human being, and dear friend. He was really a GOOD man. He will be missed. He made the world a better place. R.I.P. Virgil! Godspeed old pal, Jennifer

I can remember trick or treating with our kids one year and the kids giggling as they went door to door. Virgil was standing on the street wrangling the dog while the kids knocked on the door. I have some special memories of our kids playing together in the neighborhood while we sat on our porches chatting and telling stories. Virgil was a loving father to his children and I was always impressed with the ease in which he guided them. I have no doubt that Virgil will continue to guide Randall as he grows up to be a man one day.