Kim passed in his home on November 29, 2022, at the age of 69. He was a retired Firefighter and a lover of music, outdoor activities and adventures.
Kim is survived by his mother, Connie Kraushar; sister, Lynne Kraushar; niece, Alyssa Stewart; and her family; husband, Niel; children, Ian and Lauren; as well as many cousins. He was predeceased by his father, Walter John Kraushar, in 2013.
Kim was born in Edmonton, Alberta. The family moved to Kamloops a few years later, and he grew up in the Pleasant Street neighbourhood. A neighbourhood full of young families with children of similar ages, spending time outside playing, climbing the hills behind the house, and sleighing down those hills in the winter. Schools were in walking distance. In high school band he learned to play trumpet. But he loved the guitar.
As a teen he was in the Scouting program where he learned the outdoor skills.
One of his first jobs was a summer working for the Forest Service where he had fire watch duty at the top of a tower out on a mountain. Mom did not have any communication with him until he was able to get back to town. No cell phones in those days.
He took up scuba diving and did salvage work in Kamloops Lake and Monte Lake.
In his mid-twenties, he joined the Kamloops Fire Department, and it is from there that he retired. He worked with people who became lifelong friends and with whom he enjoyed camping, kayaking, paddle boarding, motorcycling, hiking, paddling, skiing, and snowboarding. The Firefighters have a few stories around doing the Nanaimo to Vancouver bathtub race and travelling to Hawaii to compete in the Outrigger canoe race.
Every Sunday was dinner at Mom and Dad's, as well as birthdays and holidays. He was a wonderful uncle to his niece Alyssa. When she married her husband Niel became one of his favourite people.
He sang with several choirs in Kamloops, often at the same time. Most recently he was involved with the Bell Players at the Kamloops United Church.
