Kenny Mayer

Kenneth Eugene Mayer, better known to most as Kenny, was called to his heavenly home on July 15, 2017 surrounded by his loved ones after a brief battle with cancer. Kenny was born on June 18, 1955 to Donald and Dorothy Mayer in Bluffton, Indiana. \r\n\r\nKenny joined The United States Navy in 1973 and served on the USS Coral Sea. Kenny served his country stateside and in Vietnam at the end of that war and was honorably discharged in 1978. Upon return to Indiana, Kenny started working for Fleetwood Motor Home Company where he advanced from the production line to become one of the architects of the service department. He not only developed but created and illustrated service manuals that he used while training and certifying technicians at dealerships nationwide. He later owned and operated his own company, Mayer's RV Repair in Bluffton, Indiana. Prior to his illness, he was employed at Ancira RV in Boerne, Texas as the body shop collision repair technician. He was the creative force behind the Spurs Experience RV, a promotion of the Spurs Sports and Entertainment Division. And he designed and built the HEB/San Antonio Express News History in Motion traveling history exhibits for elementary schools. \r\n\r\nBut above all things, Kenny was a loving family man. In 2000, he married the love of his life, Trish Bash, who remained faithfully by his side through the years. He was a man simply contented, fulfilled by a day of working with his hands to build or fabricate or restore, always eager to help another and never expecting a thing in return. He'd do anything for a friend, more for a stranger, and showed his sons, Dylan and Ryan, a shining example of what it meant to be a man of strength, integrity, and character. Kenny was so very proud of the young men they became. \r\n\r\nKenny was welcomed into Heaven by his mother, Dorothy; sister, Arlene; and the best dog ever, Cody. \r\n\r\nLeft to cherish his memory is his wife, Trish Mayer; his father, Donald Mayer of Bluffton, Indiana; sons, Dylan Mayer of Pipe Creek, Texas, Ryan Wolfe (Tiffiany) of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; daughter, Audrey Bash of Oregon; brothers, Steve Mayer of Pipe Creek, Ron Mayer (Pat) of Wilshire, Ohio, and Alan Covey of Bluffton, Indiana; sister, Janet Harshman (Jeff) of Poneto, Indiana; grandson, Jacob Wolfe of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and numerous nieces, nephews, and many, many friends.\r\n\r\nA Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera. \r\n\r\nIn lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Kenny may be offered to the family in care of Grimes. Come wearin' your jeans, boots and relaxed attire-Kenny never was a tie kinda-guy!\r\n\r\n"May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand." ~Irish Blessing\r\n