McKenna — one of my favorite road trips of all time was when we worked together at Planet and traveled to Wake Forest. I’ll never forget driving to the town of Wake Forest when instead we wanted to be at Wake Forest University. You laughed the whole time and never let me forget our adventure. You will be missed, but never forgotten. Peace.

Atlantic Metro will miss McKenna! A great heart, very spirited, and talented. Will remember McKenna’s great smile. So very sorry for this loss. Wishing McKenna’s family comfort in your happy memories, and peace.

McKenna…what great memories I have of us from Highschool, driving in the truck, Lake Hopatcong, trip to CA…
You were a great friend and will be missed. Love you!

It saddens me that I was only able to know you for such a short time. Every time your Dad would talk about you, his eyes would light up. He loves you so. Everyone here will miss you at the pool parties for AMC. Rest in Peace McKenna – till we meet again.
“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” Kahlil Gibran

I hope that our Lord brings you and your family the much-needed peace during this sad time. A loved one that departs from this earth never truly leaves. They are still alive in our hearts. My condolences to you and your family.

My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family. May God give you the peace that you seek.

My condolences. McKenna, our time together was a long time ago but the memories have always remained. I still find myself talking about some of the adventures shared like driving back from Nashville into the Blizzard of ’96 and going to Dolphin games (darn nasty Eagle fans!) among others and I still can’t help but laugh to this day when I hear the line “Oh, it’s you!” in the Pina Colada song. You will be missed! Rest in peace Mck…

She was a wonderful, sweet spirit. My condolences to the family.

So very sorry to hear this sad news. Memories of you letting me drive your VW Wagon (stick shift) back in Mendham, in 1989, pre-license, Thoughts and Prayers, Godspeed.

I met her seven yrs ago and she has been a huge part of who I am today. She was kind, caring, outrageously silly and an extremely vibrant woman, a woman I will never forget. We could go months w/out talking and bounce right back to where we left off. Always giving me advice whether I wanted to hear it or not..lol.. and she was usually right… Have to share in her silliness.. I am from Minnesota and she always was telling me I had a Norwegian accent. One day she calls me and in the middle of the conversation, she informed me I was on speaker because she wanted her coworkers to hear my accent and calling me her little Babushka, God she cracked me up! I will miss her dearly and my prayers go out to her family.

I know McKenna, but I never had the honor of meeting her. I know her through the heart of her mother and the through the sorry on Matt’sface. I know her as I know my own imperfectly perfect children. It is that imperfection that makes McKenna so dear to my own heart. McKenna was unique for many reasons, but her demons were not unique. She suffered from a disease far too common and far too tragic for many.

I do know this about McKenna, she loved uniquely. She gave her heart quickly and wisely. She particularly loved her family and hoped to be perfect in their eyes. I wish she, like so many others, could see that we love them even more for their imperfections and for their struggle. We lived not for their perfection but for their efforts., for the light in their eyes and the love we knew was in their heart.

Dying was not in McKenna’s plan. I think she died trying to be the person she knew she could be. She died with love in her heart. She died with a plan to bring joy to those she loved. She died with a plan to be what she and everyone else knew she could be.

More importantly, she lived with the same plan. God bless her and all of those she loved.

No amount of love from us can make up for the tragic loss of McKenna, but we want you to know, Kathy and Matt, that we love you and wish we could take away this pain.
Much love to you and all your family

Our sincere condolences. My wife and I were deeply shocked when we heard the news of McKenna’s passing. She was a beautiful woman with a loving spirit and we will miss her very much. Our deepest sympathies to Matt and Kathy during these troubling times.

All our love,
George & Helen

I was very shocked when I heard about McKenna’s passing. My most deepest sympathies to Kathy, Matt and the rest of the family.

So shocked to hear the news. Judy and I send our deepest sympathy to Kathy, Matt, and the entire family.

McKenna and I met during a very tumultuous time in my life (Fall 2008?) and for an all too brief period became good friends. She graduated from Mendham High School with my brother a few years ahead of me and I knew of her but it wasn’t until a chance encounter that we connected. She cheered me up and helped me put some perspective on my divorce. We shared our demons and for a while, I didn’t feel so alone. She introduced me to her mom (thank you Kathy for taking McKenna and me to Guirerrio’s best meatball ever) and we spent many days playing Wii tennis and laughing our butts off because I was so terrible at it. She was funny, kind, and vivacious. That is how I’ll always remember her. I pray she is at peace now and knows how much she is loved and missed.

McKenna and I were colleagues and more than that we were friends. I was instantly drawn to her infectious smile and absolute warmth. She helped me plan my wedding with lots of laughs along the way. The day of she sprang into action as an unofficial maid of honor and helped me with everything I needed. We danced all night and I was happy to have shared that special day with her. We shared some funny banter online not too long ago and I could almost see her smiling at my bad jokes. She lives in my memories forever, bright and smiling.

My condolences. I haven’t been in contact with McKenna in many years but she had such a positive impact on my life. She pushed me to go back to college and has helped shape me into the man I am today. What a kind, loving person. We have lost a wonderful person and the lord has gained one. Mckenna, you will be missed by many.

McKenna,
I wish this were a hello attached to a big hug instead of a letter of horrible timing. You see I am your big sister. I know, surprise! I wish I could have done all I did to find K sooner for you, so… I don’t know just so. I want you to know my heart hurts because I know what I missed out on. You would laugh at how much our baby pictures look alike, we have dad’s eyes for sure. Kind of odd calling him dad here because I don’t know yet how that’s going to go. I meet him for the first time next week, I hope you look over us. He told me about you in our very first conversation. I wanted to write a letter to your mom, but I didn’t know what to say. I saw you have a little brother too, I bet that was fun. McKenna, just so you know.. you will always matter to me. I am so sorry I was late…. Love Debbie

McKenna,
You would not have remembered me.
I loved you deeply when you were just three. I was your babysitter when you lived in California with your mom. You captured my heart when I first saw you. I was only sixteen but you became my surrogate baby. It was truly me and you and a dog named boo hanging out together on the weekends when your mom would go out of town. We loved that big dog. You and me dancing to
Michael Jackson, I remember kissing your sweet little face. You were afraid of the fireworks that I took you to see at the park so I packed you up into my arms and took you away from those mean “snapping lights”!
I can’t even start to count the people I have told about you. Your beautiful little face has always been etched in my heart. When you rode your trike into the pool. When you got up early and cracked all the eggs from the fridge on the kitchen floor. When you let the tiny dog out and your mom finally got him back after a month (I think boo helped you, you both looked guilty).
McKenna, you changed my life. You would be the first child that I lost my heart to. I am so sad that I was not able to find you again in life. I can feel your sweet kisses. I hope you can feel mine,
sweet girl. I love you, McKenna!