Spc. Kevin William Prince    
 
PRINCE Specialist Kevin William Prince, 22, State Route 19, Mount Gilead,
was killed Saturday morning, April 23, 2005 while on patrol in a roadside
bombing in Al Haswah, Iraq. Kevin was born July 13, 1982 in Canton to Ron-
ald Robert and Susan J. (Martin) Prince, and was raised in Plain City, where
he attended Jonathan Alder Schools. A soccer player since age five, Kevin
also ran cross-country while in school, and worked part-time in his parents'
Plain City business: Main Street Bagel & Deli. Kevin was a quiet, loving son
and brother, who loved playing video games and watching movies, and had recent-
ly developed a keen passion for reading. Sensing a need to change direction for
his life, Kevin enlisted with the U.S. Army in 2001, with the purpose of head-
ing to college. He was graduated from boot camp on October 11, 2002 at Fort
Benning and headed to Fort Irwin, California to join the Army's 2nd Division,
11th Armored Cavalry, nicknamed the Black Horse – Echo Troup. His group was re-
sponsible for training others in the Mohave Desert, to prepare them for Opera-
tion Freedom.  Principally, Kevin was responsible for operating a Bradley tran-
sport, and was shipped to Iraq on January 9, 2005. Just before leaving, he com-
municated to his family that he had bought a Bible to take with him. An excellent
marksman, Kevin was not one to complain - well, perhaps about sleep deprivation
- but he was always up to a challenge. Kevin had a comic and irreverent side,
part of his rascalnature, and was a bit of clotheshorse, too. Proud to be serv-
ing his country, Kevin just wanted to come home. In addition to his parents, he
is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Kelly Howick and Robert Mockler of
Los Angeles, California; his brother and sister-in-law, Jason and Ember Prince
of Galloway; his maternal grandparents, William and Evelyn Martin of Hartville;
his paternal grandmother, Ruth Miller of Canton; aunts and uncles, Carole and
Rich Frazee and Jayne and Lon Slabaugh, all of Hartville, Rick and Susan Prince
of Washington, Steve and Judy Miller of Ontario, Cathy and Dennis McDonnell of
Lodi, Mike and Helen Miller of Virginia; cousins, including Patrick, Angie, Lori,
Shanese, Nicole and Morgan Slabaugh; and a host of friends. He was preceded in
death by his paternal grandfather Rollman Prince. The Lexington Avenue SNYDER 
FUNERAL HOME, Mansfield, will announce funeral arrangements. Memorial contribu-
tions to the SPC Kevin William Prince Memorial Scholarship Fund may be made at
the funeral home. 

Published in The Columbus Dispatch on 4/26/2005.