A funeral service for Highland Park shooting victim Kevin McCarthy will be held Monday, six days after his wife, who was also killed, was laid to rest.
Kevin McCarthy, 37, and Irina McCarthy, 35, were among seven people killed and dozens injured in the July 4 shooting an Independence Day parade. They are survived by their 2-year-old son, Aiden, who was with them when the gunfire broke out, was scooped up by a stranger and later reunited with his grandfather at the police station.
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An online obituary notes that McCarthy “celebrating our nation’s independence with his young family.” The notice describes him as a “jubilant father to Aiden” and “exuberant husband to Irina” who was known as “Uncle Kevvie” to one relative.
“Kevin was charming, warm, bright, and brought the fun to every situation. He was mischievous, a generous friend and kind to everyone who he met. Kevin’s irrepressible zest for life and his family and friends will remain with us always,” his family wrote.
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Irina McCarthy was memorialized in a July 12 service at a nearby funeral home in Skokie. “Our hearts are shattered. The pain is unbearable. There are rivers of tears. We don’t want to be here, nor should we be here today,” Rabbi Dovid Flinkenstein said at the service.
Irina McCarthy’s father, Michael Levberg, told the Tribune the day after the shooting that his grandson asked about his parents when Levberg picked up the boy at the police station. “He said, ‘Are Mommy and Daddy coming soon?’ He doesn’t understand.”
The couple lived in Highland Park. An online fundraiser for their son has raised more than $3.2 million.
