Keeghan Drake McCormack

Keeghan McCormack, of Fort Mill, SC, formerly of Crystal Lake, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 22, 2013. He was 19 years old. Keeghan was born in McHenry, IL on September 27, 1993 son of Brendon McCormack and Melissa Stevens Steele. He attended school in Crystal Lake, IL until the age of 12 when he moved to Fort Mill, SC. Keeghan was a 2012 graduate of Fort Mill High School. He was continuing is education at Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC.
Keeghan enjoyed long-boarding, listening to music, reading, drawing and art and especially hanging out with all his buddies. He loved his cats Roxie and Sunday. Keeghan worked at Champions Gymnastics in Rock Hill, SC with his mother. He had a special bond with his students, and truly enjoyed working with children.
Survivors include his mother Melissa (Scott) Steele of Fort Mill, SC, his father Brendon McCormack of Ingleside, IL and his siblings Kallysta Steele of Fort Mill, SC and Logan McCormack of Ingleside, IL. He is further survived by grandparents Linda (Don) Donakowski and Paul (fiancAC. Nancy Stetter) Stevens both of Johnsburg, IL, Tim and Kristen McCormack of Ingleside, IL, Genevieve (George) Steele of Mendota, IL, his uncle Ryan Stevens of Johnsburg, IL and his aunt Kory (Joseph) Eernisse of Grafton, WI, his cousins Sadie Stevens, Olivia and Cael Eernisse, other relatives and many, many friends. He is preceded in death by his great-grandparents John and Delores Kory, Martin and Dorothy Stevens, Gerald and Florence Tresslar and Timothy and Lois McCormack and his cousin Cole Stevens. A gathering to celebrate Keeghan's Life will be held on Wednesday, March 6, from 4-7 PM at the K. K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Road in Fox Lake, with a prayer service to follow at 7 PM. He will be laid to rest at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Johnsburg, IL. The Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington, WI is honored to serve the family. Online condolences may be left at www.eernissefuneralhome.com