Kevin William McCartan

Our brother, Kevin McCartan, age 74, passed away on January 4, 2026, in Newark, Delaware.

He grew up in Newark, Delaware with his 9 siblings, and spent his grade school years at Holy Angels Catholic School and St. Peter’s Cathedral. He graduated from Christiana High School in 1969. He enlisted in the Navy after High School, taking him to different parts of the world, including Alaska and Japan. He especially loved Japan where he was stationed for 2 years.  He loved to share his experiences and was extremely proud of his service to our great country.

After his Navy service he attended the University of Delaware, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science. He eventually moved to Northern California where he found his true calling as a teacher.  He dedicated three decades as an educator in Catholic middle schools until his retirement in 2012. He truly had a love and passion for teaching, and he fondly referred to his students as “my kids”.  He could talk endlessly about his students and classroom studies, and the community spirit within the school and beyond. He enjoyed great rapport with students and parents, maintaining many friendships throughout the years, and later teaching the children of some of his former students.

In 2021 Kevin left beautiful Benicia, California and moved back to Delaware to be closer to family. We are grateful.

Kevin was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Bernard McCartan (2006 and 2009), his brothers, Mike McCartan (1987),  and Paul McCartan ( 2004), and brothers in law, Frank Konwinski (2015), and Mark Metzger (2017).

He is survived by his sisters, Mary Konwinski, Kerry Metzger, Maureen Harris (Rick), and his brothers, Bill McCartan, Chris McCartan (Tammy Smithers), Jack McCartan (Valerie), and Tom McCartan (Jen Pollock). He is also survived by his son Brandt Boulden (Lisa), and several nieces and nephews.

We love and miss you “KDR”.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers please consider donations to Saint Dominic Catholic School, 935 E 5^th St. Benicia, CA 94510, or Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, at www.michaeljfox.org.