Kory graduated May 2001 from Sultana High School in Hesperia, California and was on summer break in May of 2004 from Victor Valley Community College studying Kinesiology.  
              

Kory’s physical life with us was short but he lived life to the fullest. He touched many people’s lives and will always be remember as an exceptionally wonderful son, brother, grandson, uncle, cousin, nephew, brother-in-law and friend.  He was funny, compassionate, intelligent, loving and quite an athlete. He played sports exceptionally well, but his heart was in tennis.  He played competitive tennis since the age of eight and he was well known in the community for his tennis.  He was always available when needed, whether it was just hitting, playing in competitive tennis or just for fun.  He worked at Spring Valley Lake Country Club and enjoyed teaching children to play.  We all loved your in between leg shots. 
          

Kory lived by what he taught others.  In his room hangs "Attitude makes the Difference.  The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.  Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.  It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.  It is more important than appearance, gifted ability, or skill.  It will make or break a company, a church, a home.  The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace from that day.  We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.  We cannot change the inevitable.  The only thing that we can do is play on the one string that we have and this string is, attitude.  I am convinced that life is ten percent what happpens to me and ninety percent how I react to it.  And so it is with you....WE ARE IN CHARGE OF OUR ATTITUDES."  Charles Swindoll.

Kory was a magnet – attracting so many people of all ages, size, and color.  It didn’t matter, he loved everyone and everyone loved him.  With his personality, he was the life of the party.  How he loved Las Vegas.  In February 2004, he turned 21 and by May 2004, he left us.  In just three months, he must have traveled to Las Vegas over half a dozen times.  He loved bragging about getting VIP passes at the famous Palms Club and just partying all night. Kory knew how to live.

We miss him and cannot wait for the day that we will see him again.