Former three-time provincial junior curling champion Mark Kinney was well known for his ability on the ice but off it he was described as the type of person who would do anything for a friend.
Kinney died suddenly Thursday in his home of Cornwall.
He was 33.
Kinney, who played out of the Cornwall and Charlottetown curling clubs, was a gifted curler and skipped P.E.I. Pepsi Junior championship rinks in 1993, 1995 and 1997.
Chad MacMillan, a member of the 1993 and 1995 championship teams, said Kinney was competitive and all business when he was on the ice, but off it he was a kind and caring friend.
"He was a friend that would do anything for you. He would give you the shirt off his back," MacMillan said.
MacMillan said Kinney was a dedicated curler.
"When he was on the ice he had his game face on, which we were thankful for because it took us places."
He had an intense passion for the game, MacMillan said.
"He was an enemy on the ice if you weren't on his team."
MacMillan said he was shocked to learn of Kinney's death.
"He'll be missed."
Kinney is survived by his parents, Bill and Janet (Hayes) Kinney; a sister, Melinda Stead; two grandparents, a number of uncles and aunts and a nephew and niece.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Belvedere Funeral Home in Charlottetown. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel today at 10 a.m., with interment in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
