Birth date: Jan 15, 2001 Death date: Dec 4, 2024
James David (JD) Kane, age 23, of Ocean View, DE, passed away on December 4, 2024. JD graduated from Sussex Technical High School and later attended George Mason University, where he studied Environmental Science. As a member of Read Obituary
We'll know that you are there in every ray of sunshine!
I'm still genuinely in shock and disbelief from the first day I found out you were gone from Ben's post. I had just seen you 2 days before you passed on that Monday, and now it's like every morning I wake up I have to remind myself you're gone. JD you were truly a ray of sunshine in a world full of clouds and darkness, and all the people who knew you are crushed that you're gone, but we know you're in a better place. I hope you are watching over us all. I keep thinking about all the hilarious jokes you used to make. I'd say any of them here but we all swore like a bunch of sailors. JD was the type of person to try to make you feel welcome, accepted and comfortable no matter where you were. He was always the kind of guy to put himself before others and check in on everyone and see if they were doing ok. The last time I saw JD was 2 days before he passed, and he offered me a ride home from work when he heard about my tire being flat. That was the kind of person he was. And I hate having to speak about you in the past tense JD. It doesn't feel right. I hate that whenever I think about you I'm going to think about a young man, I hate that I won't be able to know what you were gonna look like when you were grey and old. You would've been even funnier when you were an old guy I just know it. Your life was taken from you far too soon. And I really really wish I took that ride home from you on December 2nd. I'm gonna regret that forever. I love you for life JD and I'm gonna miss you like hell. Long Live JD Kane.
Rest easy, my brother.
JD is a long time friend of my son and a young man with whom I am grateful to have watched grow up. JD has a loving, supportive family and that was always so evident in the way he carried himself, the respect and compassion he showed others and his outstanding character and personality. One of the brightest young men I know, JD took his studies seriously and encouraged his friends to do the same. Although, boys being boys...one of my favorite memories is one where we were making Christmas cookies in my kitchen and JD and friends acted out a scene from their 8th grade math class, JD portraying their teacher and light heartedly (and extremely accurately) did an impression of her. We laughed so hard and had so much fun, not making fun of the boys' teacher, rather the quick wit and fun sense of humor JD naturally displayed. Watching JD turn into a teenager, then into a man, it was apparent he was more mature than the other fellas and was an old soul in many ways. JD was an intellectual and had charm like no other his age. I'll miss running into him and hearing him say excitedly, "Ms. Whitney!" and giving me a big old hug, brightening my day with that strawberry blond head of hair, sparkle in his eyes and beautiful smile. Musician Billy Joel wrote, "...only the good die young..." and without a doubt, James David Kane, sweet JD, is a good one. Sending prayers and peace to his family and comfort to his friends' hearts and minds...God Bless. Love, JD's "Ms. Whitney"❤️
