It is with great regret that we inform you of the passing of one of our members. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Kevin Patrick Kane, age 50, founder and president of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, died at home in New Orleans on Thursday night, October 27, of gastrointestinal cancer. Born June 12, 1966 in Mineola, New York, Kevin graduated from Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, N.Y., before earning a BA in English from Tulane University, where Kevin served as the captain and president of the Tulane rugby team. A 1993 graduate of Loyola University Law School, Kevin also worked in Mobile, AL, and in New York City. After seeing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he and his family moved back to New Orleans to found the Pelican Institute, specifically to help the city's and state's recovery efforts by promoting innovative policy solutions. Under his leadership, Pelican became a pioneer for free-market policies and for school choice, and played a seminal role in the successful, bipartisan effort to achieve criminal sentencing reform in Louisiana. At national conferences and visiting conventions, Kevin was an ambassador for New Orleans and its culture. Kevin served as an Elder of St. Charles Presbyterian Church, served on the board of the Choice Foundation and Center for Development and Learning, served as a Fellow of the Loyola Institute of Politics, and was a member of the Rotary Club and the Stratford Club. Literate, witty, and gregarious, he was a sophisticated enthusiast for a broad array of New Orleans musical forms, a joyful participant in area cultural festivals, an avid reader – and a big fan, despite his New York roots, of the New Orleans Saints. Kevin is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Lesley Vance Kane; by his daughters Margaret Chamberlin "Molly" Kane and Vivian Ruth Kane; by his mother Kate Stowe Kane of Centerport, NY; by brothers David Kane of Newark, N.J., and Tim Kane of Brooklyn, NY – and by a legion of friends across the country. Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Patrick Kane. A memorial service will be held at St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, Friday, November 4: Visitation at 1:30; service at 3:00. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to Memorial Sloan-Kettering hospital in New York.
Details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, Nov. 3th
Time: 5:30-8:00 PM
Loc'n: Junior Achievement BIZ TOWN, 5100 Orleans Avenue (ENTER on Navarre St. Parking lot behind Delgado Campus)
The NORFI application period is now open until mid-November. Applicants should go to the website norfinola.org for the application form and instructions.
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The neutral ground is located on Poydras Street between Tchoupitoulas Street and South Peters Street. The new signs make it easy to see where you need to go. Two or three Rotarians are scheduled each week, but you can get creative and have others help if you wish. If you cannot work during the scheduled week, try to switch off with someone else. During your week, the deal is to pick up trash or broken limbs you find on the neutral ground. You can bring your own garbage bag and gloves. The trash pick up takes less than 15 minutes but be careful on the busy street. After you are finished, just throw the garbage bag into one of the public trash containers on Poydras Street.
Week of 10/31/2016, Sidney Pulitzer, Francis Quinn
Week of 11/07/2016, Butsy Remmers, Ward Rice
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Kevin Patrick Kane, age 50, founder and president of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, died at home in New Orleans on Thursday night, October 27, of gastrointestinal cancer. Born June 12, 1966 in Mineola, New York, Kevin graduated from Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, N.Y., before earning a BA in English from Tulane University, where Kevin served as the captain and president of the Tulane rugby team. A 1993 graduate of Loyola University Law School, Kevin also worked in Mobile, AL, and in New York City. After seeing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he and his family moved back to New Orleans to found the Pelican Institute, specifically to help the city's and state's recovery efforts by promoting innovative policy solutions. Under his leadership, Pelican became a pioneer for free-market policies and for school choice, and played a seminal role in the successful, bipartisan effort to achieve criminal sentencing reform in Louisiana. At national conferences and visiting conventions, Kevin was an ambassador for New Orleans and its culture. Kevin served as an Elder of St. Charles Presbyterian Church, served on the board of the Choice Foundation and Center for Development and Learning, served as a Fellow of the Loyola Institute of Politics, and was a member of the Rotary Club and the Stratford Club. Literate, witty, and gregarious, he was a sophisticated enthusiast for a broad array of New Orleans musical forms, a joyful participant in area cultural festivals, an avid reader – and a big fan, despite his New York roots, of the New Orleans Saints. Kevin is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Lesley Vance Kane; by his daughters Margaret Chamberlin "Molly" Kane and Vivian Ruth Kane; by his mother Kate Stowe Kane of Centerport, NY; by brothers David Kane of Newark, N.J., and Tim Kane of Brooklyn, NY – and by a legion of friends across the country. Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Patrick Kane. A memorial service will be held at St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, Friday, November 4: Visitation at 1:30; service at 3:00. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to Memorial Sloan-Kettering hospital in New York.
The club is on Facebook in two different ways and we encourage everyone to connect in both ways. We have a Facebook PAGE that is public and meant as a way for us to show the rest of the world what we do, including convincing prospective members that we are worth joining. Please like the page if you haven't already, and invite others to like it too!
Knud