Jason Anthony Kaye was born on January 15th, 1978.
He was born
in Bermuda and kissed by a tropical sun.
My father was in the Canadian Armed Forces back then, and we
were posted to Bermuda for 2 years, later extending our stay to 3 years. We
lived in a house on Jews Bay and at night we could watch the small cruise ships
pass by and hear music and laughter. It was the best 3 years of our lives!
Jason was the "golden child" and
my first baby...although he wasn't really mine. 
Jason was my baby brother, born
when I was 14 years old. My other brother Derek and I had resolved
ourselves to being the only children of Larry and Mary Kaye, never dreaming that
we would have a brother named Jason who looked like an innocent copper-headed
cherub but had the temperament of a little devil. When he was happy, he was a
clown! When Jason was mad...everyone knew it!
Jason moved to Edmonton, Alberta, from Salt Spring Island, BC, to look for
work and to better himself. However, life had other plans for him and holding
down a job became a constant battle. Jason was a creator, a computer whiz with
so much potential. He had a great sense of humor, and anyone who got to know him
was truly blessed. He had a heart of gold and would give anyone the shirt off
his back if they were in need. Yes, he had his demons...and alcohol was one of
them, but there was so much more to Jay aka Jason Kaye, and only those close to
him got to see past his troubled life.
On
January 23, 2006, Jason Kaye was a victim of a vicious, pointless crime, and he
was murdered a block away from the back alley of the Mustard Seed Church, a
church that caters to low-income or no-income inner-city residents. Jason had
nothing worth stealing, nothing worth losing his life over. Whoever killed him
is nothing more than the lowest of cowards.
We hope that one day someone will come forward, perhaps to admit to
witnessing his murder, or perhaps to ease a guilty mind.
Jason and our Grandma Hanna when she came to Bermuda to visit us.
They are together once more...forever.
Check out Jason's
Photo Gallery and Jason's Movie
