CAMDEN - Funeral services for Kevyns Alain Luthy, 18, will be held Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Camden, S.C., with burial to follow in Quaker Cemetery. Bishop Wayne Joyner will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at their home at 2104 Burns Lane, Camden, S.C. Memorials may be made to Kevyns Luthy Memorial Fund at First Citizens Bank, P.O. Box 219, Lugoff, S.C. 29078. Kevyns passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, while courageously fighting to overcome the last in a series of setbacks following a successful heart transplant in November of 2007. Kevyns was born on September 21, 1990, in Langon, Bordeaux, France. He moved to Utah at the age of five, and to Camden, South Carolina in 2006 at the age of fifteen. Kevyns’ unique medical challenges caused him to think deeply about life and things, leaving him with a mature and guileless spirit. He had a love for simple things: his black lab, Missy; being in the outdoors and nature; fishing and shooting; telling fun stories; Louis L’Amour books; playing with Legos; and spending time with his family. At age twelve, Kevyns represented Utah as its ambassador to the Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Kids’ Summit. Even with his health challenges, he remained active in the Boy Scouts, ending one merit badge shy of the rank of Life Scout. As a student at Camden High School and ATEC, Kevyns won the love of his classmates and school administrators. He was named as a Class Representative and Student of the Month in the health sciences program. Kevyns was also a friend and favorite of many at MUSC Children’s Hospital where he spent much of the last two years of his life. He loved his doctors and nurses and felt safe there, and walked bravely with his surgeon into his heart transplant operation. There he also participated in multiple fundraisers to help other children with health programs, never asking for aid for himself. During his last year, Kevyns became a citizen of the United States of America. He was proud to be and become an American, and even while in intensive care, he thoughtfully exercised his right to vote. Kevyns was a member and honorable Aaronic Priesthood holder in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a seminary class student he became a Master Scriptorian. Finally, Kevyns was the loving, trusting son of Corinne Valérie Luthy and John David Luthy, and big brother to Élodie. His simple faith in his family and in a loving Heavenly Father never failed.