Larry and Diane Wood met in the small town of Lowville, NY near Watertown, and knew from an early age they were going to get married someday. On September 15th, 1984 that day finally came and they celebrated with friends and family in the church they grew up in. A couple years into their marriage,...Continue Reading
PRESS RELEASECONTACT: Andrea WalhPHONE: 716-308-8597 (c)/716-882-1818 (w)EMAIL: Andrea Walhawalh@kevinguesthouse.orgKevin Guest House782 Ellicott St. Buffalo, NY 14203KevinGuestHouse.orgFacebook & LinkedIn: Kevin Guest HouseInstagram & Twitter: @kevinguesthouse BUFFALO, NEW YORK (August 4th, 2023) –KEVIN GUEST HOUSE HOSTS 27th ANNUAL CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSICLocal sports and media celebrities will be teeing off for a great cause. Host Kevyn Adams will be joined by, Brian Duff, Dan Dunleavy, Tim Kennedy,...Continue Reading
Today, the exist four buildings on the Kevin Guest House campus, the main house that started it all by Cyril & Claudia Garvey at 782 Ellicott, the brick building at 788 Ellicott & original garage at 788.5 Ellicott were renovated in the 90s and the recent acquisition and renovation at 766 Ellicott that was named...Continue Reading
Kevin Garvey was nicknamed “heart,” given after a family vacation because of his kindhearted nature. His mother Claudia said, “in the eighteen months that Kevin lived with his illness, that finally conquered even his stout heart, he served constantly as a model and an example for all of us.” Reflecting on the past 50 years,...Continue Reading
Dr. Ingraham & Dr. Murphy, 1971 The independent house that started a world-wide movement 50 years ago… Did you know that Kevin Guest House is the first independent hospital hospitality house in the country? It started when the Garvey’s arrived at the nations first comprehensive cancer center, Roswell Park Memorial Institute in July 1970. The...Continue Reading
Richard and Ann Beer try to visit Kevin Guest House each year, delivering every day items to our patients & families to enjoy and stopped by our 50th Anniversary Celebration and exchanged stories with the Garvey siblings & reminisce about how the original house used to look. As we gave a tour of the some...Continue Reading
Kevin Joseph Garvey, our namesake, was born June 5, 1958 to Cyril & Claudia Garvey of Sharon, Pennsylvania and was the seventh of eight children. This portrait of Kevin hangs in our offices at the main house and greets every guest who enters our doors. His siblings include, Mary, John, Tom, Denis, Annette, Hugh and...Continue Reading
