RAWN, Kyle David Rawn

”Shut your eyes and see” (Ulysses, by James Joyce) captures the life & spirit of our beloved and beautiful son, Kyle David Rawn, born December 11, 1980 in Ajax, Ontario. Kyle hit one out of the park on Thursday, Oct 2, 2025, after a long hard fought battle. He was just 2 months shy of his 45th birthday.

Kyle spent his childhood in Ajax where he excelled in academics and developed an enthusiastic love for life, friendship, sports & music. He attended Carlton University in Ottawa and graduated with degrees in Radio Broadcasting and Sports Management from Algonquin College. While attending school in Ottawa Kyle met Brett, John & Eric and joined the music scene drumming for Mossy Roots Band and later in Toronto as an integral member of Avery Island. He was a natural musician and he made an unforgettable impression on audiences both on & off stage.

Kyle’s calendar went like this..Spring & Summer was reserved for the Blue Jays, Sundays & Mondays for NFL football, particularly the Raiders, Fall brought the Maple Leafs & Gennies but mostly just till Spring when the Leaf’s were out and the Jay’s started a new season. To fill the gaps in game days, there was World Cup Soccer, Tennis and even Hurling!!! He knew the players, their records & the coaching staff which prompted his volunteer roles broadcasting the games for Ottawa Ladies Links soccer team & later the Jr C Port Perry Mojacks. It’s doubtful those teams would ever have another commentator with as much passion for the game.

Kyle was that solid guy and loyal big brother to Cory & Annalise. They were mutually passionate about sports & music and later in life they shared the family’s inherent fondness for cooking. That and an abundance of love for each other kept them close, always finding another exciting event to attend or chat about late into the night.

Kyle made lifelong friends and maintained loving relationships with them throughout his life. His friends mostly found him remarkable, and he seemed to have a pocketful of charm whenever an opportunity for meeting new people presented itself. Kyle kept his many friends close, even during the last difficult months. Thank you, to all of them, especially his partner, Anne Marie, Jason & Janelle, Sean & Bronson, Paul & Theresa, Olliver, Brett, Spraggs & Michelle McQuigge. Your kindness and support kept him in the game every day!

His good friend and business partner Colin McCarthy described Kyle as a man ‘who was passionate about removing barriers for persons with disabilities’. As such he spent close to 15 years in the Accessibility Industry. He worked as a consultant for Accessibility Professionals of Ontario, and later as sole proprietor of VocalEyes. Kyle visited building sites, gathered information not only from a vision disability standpoint but picked up knowledge of a variety of disability related barriers and applied them in his findings.

Colin added, “Over the years Kyle became an indispensable part of the operation. He was my go -to-guy for all things digital. Not only Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Accessible Canada Act (ACA) to which he made sure the client’s websites were compliant and accessible but he also helped me with frustrations with computer systems. He was all I could ask for as a colleague and a friend, and he will be missed.”

Kyle will also be missed by all those he touched. Especially by his partner & friend Ann Marie, her children Emma & Dylan, her grandson Cameron and her parents Bea & Jim.

Kyle will be forever loved by His parents Brenda & Steve, his sister Annalise (Andrew), Leah (Scott) his brother Cory (Natasha), his Grandmother Sheila, his Aunts Trish (Dave), Joanne (Phill), Theresa (Paul), Carol, Cathy (Perry) and Uncles Dan, Brian (AnnMarie) and Bill (Leslie). His nieces & nephews, Avalyn, Ellis & Jackson, Evi, Ella, Emmett. His many cousins, especially Sean & Bronson. Kyle was predeceased by his adoring grandfather, Lenny.

Many thanks & appreciation to His Durham Home Health Team, especially Alicia and his incredible Oshawa Cancer Care team Dr’s Broomfield “the Grim Sweeper” and Dr Kay ‘Armeen, the Assassin”

Donations at Kyle’s request can be made to:

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Box 1275 Stn K, Toronto, ON M4P 9Z9