Trevor Adon Cunningham

Trevor Adon Cunningham, 29, passed away Jan. 22, 2014, in a single-vehicle commercial accident on East End Road in Homer after a mechanical failure caused his vehicle to run off the road.

Born in Soldotna June 2, 1984, Trevor was forever an Alaskan at heart. He loved anything with an engine, adventure, beer and late-night bonfires, but most dearly his family and friends who became family.

He attended Soldotna elementary, middle and high schools, but later graduated from Kenai Alternative High School before going on to work in a variety of industries from restaurants to the oil field. He met his soul mate, Shannan Carter, in 2008 and they later married in Homer in June 2013.

He spent his days working hard to support his family, but always had a smile on his face knowing it was all for his children and the future home he planned to begin building in spring 2014. He was all theirs in his off time, whether it was snowmachining in the Caribou Hills, football games across the state or just quiet evenings at home.

He is survived by his wife, Shannan; and four children, Shelby Hardy, Austin Hardy, Gage Hancock and Dillan Cunningham; father, Ralph E. Cunningham; mother, Debora A. Lee; two brothers, Brice Cunningham and Cameron Ewing; four sisters, Stacy Cunningham, Tracy Cunningham, Amanda Vin Zant and Audrey Scott; three nieces; 11 nephews; and innumerable friends.

“Trevor had a fiery personality and heart too big for his own good sometimes that ignited happiness in everyone he met and all those who knew him loved him for it,” his family wrote.

He never liked to see people sad, and had expressed before his passing that he did not want a service or viewing. There is a donation fund for his family set up at Wells Fargo, the Bridges Cunningham Family Fund. His family asks that those who knew him honor his memory by living their lives with a smile.

Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel and Crematory.