Brian Scott Savage

Brian Scott Savage was born Sept. 26, 1980 and passed away July 15, 2018.

Brian was a father, son, brother and lifelong friend to many. He was born in Vancouver, Wash. to Deb Savage. When he was four-years-old Rick Kinnie became his dad. When he was five he moved to Cheney with his family. Brian attended Cheney schools and received his GED in 2000. In high school Brian was part of the Cheney Thespians.

Brian and his friends Eric McNees, Jay Groves, Brian Dempsey and Mike Morrison formed the band “Bad Ride.” They played together for several years before going separate ways to explore other careers. Besides his music, Brian loved to cook and he was a great chef. He worked in several restaurants in the Seattle area. His second love was bartending. He loved meeting new people and coming up with his own twist on some drinks.

Brian is survived by his son Gavin (14), parents Deb and Rick Kinnie, sisters: Crystal Westover (Brian), Andi Gaylor (Joshua and nephew Brantlee- five months) brothers: Nick, Mike (April and niece Harper-13 months). He has several aunts and uncles. He has lots of lifelong friends, among them Levi Stoll, Tom Phillip, Terry and Todd Simmons, Mark Stockbridge and Anthony.

He was preceded in death by grandfathers: Al Clary and Richard Heggie and grandmothers Betty Clary and Lois Martz.

You are invited to a Memorial Celebration of Brian’s life on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 1-5 p.m. in Cheney at the LDS Church, 2536 N. Sixth Street. Please bring your favorite photo or memory of Brian to share.