Kevin David Gage of Dallas, Texas passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, November 14, 2016 at the age of 49. He was born on September 29, 1967 in Lansing, Michigan. Kevin worked as an Independent Contractor during his career in the AV Industry in such positions as live sound engineering, commercial installation and project management. Kevin enjoyed music, traveling, technology, beer tasting and celery. He is remembered as having a strong work ethic and a dry sense of humor. Kevin is survived by his gorgeous life partner of 25 years, Rebecca Jean Poling. Their adventures over the years began in their home state of Michigan, followed by 5 wonderful years in Raleigh, North Carolina and then onward to Dallas, Texas for 18 years. Their epic travels around the country and around the globe by foot, car, motorcycle, train and airplane are experiences that he treasured greatly. He will be dearly missed by Rebecca and his beloved cats as well as the good friends and co-workers he met through the years. Kevin is also survived by his mother, Connie Gage of Atlanta, GA; sister, Pamela Ferguson and husband Joe, and nieces, Hannah, Brynn and Gage Ferguson of Myrtle Beach, SC; stepmother, Beth Gage of Charlotte, NC; aunts, Janet Matheson and husband Ed of Dunwoody, GA, June Gage-Pettit of Jacksonville, FL; cousins, David Matheson, Robert Matheson, Christopher Pettit and Andrea Bromirski. A casual Memorial gathering will be held to share memories of Kevin on Saturday, December 10th between 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House, 1154 Peavy Rd, Dallas, TX 75218. Private Jazz Funeral to be conducted at a later date in an undisclosed location. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to White Rock Center of Hope: http://whiterockcenterofhope.org/MakeDonation.shtml or Dallas Companion Animal Project: http://www.dallasanimals.org/you-can-help/ Arrangements are under the direction of: ARIA Cremation Service & Funeral Home 10116 E. NW Highway Dallas, Texas 75238 214.340.8008