Kicking off the Weekend in Your Community with an old Rochester friend Kevin Vought.
Penfield native Kevin Vought on the exterior appears to live a pretty "normal" life. Excelled at school. Active in sports. Graduated college with a Civil and Nuclear Engineering degree. Married and has 2 beautiful daughters. It wasn't until the passing of his mother when he began to uncover all of the memories he had subconsciously suppressed for decades.
About his book "I'm Supposed to Make a Difference" (description from Amazon)
"This is what happens when true crime hits close to home.
In the summer of 1980 Kevin found himself in the “care” of his paternal grandfather, on the same day the man abducted an 11-year-old girl with the sole intention of raping her.
Kevin’s mother was emotionally abusive and resented him, though she did her best to protect him and his brother from their father — a man who could be quite violent who may have inherited his own father’s evil, sadistic, pedophilic traits.
Kevin tried to stop him, and nearly died for getting in the way.
And she wasn’t the only little girl.
I’m Supposed to Make a Difference describes how Kevin fought a grueling, decades-long battle against long-buried memories to overcome suicidal feelings, depression, and self-loathing to develop five principles for moving forward and normalizing trauma: be steadfast; be goal-oriented; find good people; accept help; and focus your anger.
Today, Kevin’s largely conquered his demons—and shares the strategies he used to heal and transform.
I’m Supposed to Make a Difference is a riveting, emotional and inspirational read for survivors of childhood trauma and those who appreciate the transformative power of the human experience."
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