RIVERSIDE — Dozens of people spent Saturday remembering someone who died earlier this week in a house fire.
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As reported Saturday on News Center 7 at 11:00, the family of 64-year-old Kenneth “Kenny” Young were still shaken by what happened.
Riverside firefighters responded just before 5:30 a.m. to the 2500 block of Rondowa Avenue on initial reports of a house fire, according to a previous News Center 7 report.
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His daughter told News Center 7′s Malik Patterson on Saturday. She wanted to remember her father as a man who was always smiling.
“My dad was a loving, fun, and free-spirited soul who truly lived every moment to the fullest,” said Nicky Young. “He was a rock star.”
Through the tears, Patterson said Nicky and others got a chance to smile and laugh, holding on to the jokes Kenny would make.
“I even laugh thinking of him where he’s probably up there saying, ‘Like, look the news. Cover me. I’m so cool. They’re there to cover my death,’” she said.
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Although Wednesday morning came so fast for the family, Nick said she was glad to be able to take her dad on his first and last vacation.
“(I) took him to Ocean City, Maryland for his birthday, Labor Day, and he had a blast,” she told Patterson.
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The family said they will keep his tradition of always having a bandana alive.
“(With) pictures, he’ll live on for a long time. He made an impression on everyone he met,” said Nicky.
The family is still collecting funds to plan Kenny’s funeral.
Patterson said he did not have health insurance, but they are finding a way.
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