Kevin truly was a great, inspirational man, and will definitely be missed.

Thank you for a great tribute post, Benjamin.

David Track

He was an Internet Marketing pioneer and a true genius.

I pray God’s best for his wife and children.

Anthony Kirlew
Founder, Web Traffic Team

Despite all he was going through personally, he *always* wanted to know how I was doing, not asking as a mundane “how are you” but inquiring with the expectation of a real answer. I suspect he was like that with everyone.

Kevin’s invention of self-replicating websites inspired me to incorporate them into Empowerism (formerly LEAPnews.com) back in 1997/8. For the last 18 months, he was a shining star in Empowerism, always high on the top ten list in sales each month. He earned the respect of those who chose to work with him.

I regret that our friendship was so brief, but will be forever grateful for being given the opportunity to know him better and work with him over the past year.

God surely blessed us with Kevin.

Happy trails. . .

Janet

Put a Good word in for me Kelvin

I was glad to have him here in San Diego when I had the Michelangelo virus, and there was the time he was working on my computer and my cat peed in the box. . . he even managed to fix that.

Probably one of the few times I was mad at him was in the early 90’s when I spent several months in Central America and loaned him my computer, a state of the art 486. When I returned he had installed a new operating system (I was happy with DOS) and I scolded him. . . he just smiled and said I’d like it. . . the first Windows of course.

Though I hadn’t seen my big brother much over the past years I always knew that should I call for help he would be there. . . he also has another sister in Thousand Oaks, CA and parents in Northridge, CA that mourn his passing.

I’ve talked to Kevin via e-mail and forums several times and he was always very supportive and straight shooting. I always knew that if Kevin said it, it was gold. I knew that if he was involved then I should be too.

One of the funniest memories was when he said someone was a crap eating bacteria that loved using big words and it was about about 30 letters long. I had to get a dictionary to see what he said. It may not sound funny now but I laughed for hours and still smile when I think about it. Maybe you had to be there.

If it weren’t for Kevin, I’d probably not be involved in network marketing. I don’t know what I’d be doing right now.

I know death is part of life and I can usually accept it. But with Kevin, I feel like there’s a hole in the world where he used to be.

Writing this is hard. I’m still trying to come to terms with it.

Namaste,
Brian

Kevin helped me learn all I know about internet marketing and I have stuck with Kevin through thick and thin as he established Cognigen, Ultimaterep and now LAB.

Kevin was always very generous in his support of me and I consider his passing a severe blow to me personally and to the internet marketing community. We have lost a true pioneer, creative thinker and innovator.

Best regards,
Bill Newell

Thanks for your post about the passing of Kevin Anderson.

I recently affiliated with Leisure Audio Books because of your recommendation and the testimonial of the founders of Global Domains Internationa, Mike Reed and Alan Ezeir, Kevin’s long time friend.

I am pleased that I did and also want to express my best wishes to his partner Rod Beaumont.

Art

I didn’t know Mr Kevin personally and hadn’t had the opportunity to meet him or speak to him
but Kevin touched me when he talk me about his family ,Laurel and his two daughters, Megan and Erin.
Kevin was not like the others upline i feel his generous spirit in all his emails .

me too i’am so shocked and saddened by this news
My condolences go to Kevins wife, Laurel, and his two daughters, Megan and Erin.

God Bless You Kevin
from Morocco Alkafi

A kinder, more generous man, never walked the earth.

He truly cared about the success of other people, and set a sterling example, of how to be a “standup” guy.

He was an inovator, a pioneer, and now a legend of internet marketing, as we know it. Kevin will be sorely missed, by us all.

My condolences, and sympathies, go out to the family. May Kevin rest in peace.

- Ben

By the way, I offer this excerpt from the cognigen PowerPoint presentation to clear up some discrepancies about its history:

Cognigen began in 1992 when founder Kevin Anderson and his wife Laurel sold long distance from the privacy of their home. In 1994, Mr. Anderson pioneered the concept of the “self-replicating web page”. His vision was to build a program whereby anyone could create a viable

In the early years, I saw many companies pop up, and he had this knack for seeing right thru them. If they were a scam, he let you know it, and was always right.

In my very early years of learning about our industry, I was in and out of several network marketing companies. At that time they “looked” good but later proved to be corrupt or dishonest. I never could stand to work with or be associated with dishonest people. In good faith I could not introduce anyone to a scam so many times I had to start over and over. I was thrilled when I met Kevin, as I felt I met someone with true insight and wisdom. He was always willing to share.

We were on a mailing list, some of you old internet people may remember, called the “govinda list”.

When Kevin confided in me early in 1998, that he was going to change his company “Cognigen Networks” into a network marketing company, I was stunned. I knew he totally was opposed to MLM because it had a stignma at the time. I also did not know a thing about technology and phone products, but I knew if it was an MLM and Kevin was behind it that people would be treated fairly and I wanted to be part of it.

So September 15, 1998, I started learning about phones. At the time there was only long distance and calling cards so it was much easier that today where the industry has hundreds of products. Kevin was amazing and so dedicated to helping everyone. He was just that rare person that does not come along often. He truly cared about people.

He is going to be greatly missed. I still am having a hard time believing that he is gone. I feel like I’m in shock and stunned. Somehow, I guess, I thought he’d recover and get better.

I had the honor of meeting his lovely wife Laruel, once about 5 or 6 years ago. Let’s all keep her and the girls in our prayers, they are going to really need us.

The thing most people never knew, is from that day early in 98 when Kevin changed Cognigen until he died, he was riddled with health challenges and many times he worked late at night from his bed. He NEVER complained and NEVER mentioned anything about being sick or ill. He confided many things in me over the years, and was a great friend. He looked out for so many people and was NEVER greedy or corrupt.

It’s thanks to Kevin I survived and was able to build a future in our industry. While I did build a Cognigen business and become a national trainer, I also was able to work other companies as my passion was in other areas outside telcom. Keven knew this and NEVER EVER once did he say, I could not work multiple companies, in fact, he encouraged free enterprise. He advised me many times on product lines and companies as well. He was amazing.

Many companies in MLM today could learn valuable lessons from Kevin Anderson. Kevin was a great supporter of anything you wanted to do. He did not operate the business out of fear of loss, but instead treated people the right way. He was an amazing man.

My one big regret, is that I never got to meet Kevin face to face. He was always too ill to travel and a number of years ago moved from Washington to Mexico to get the proper health care, for himself and his daughter Erin. He NEVER complained.

I always intended to fly down to Mexico to finally meet him, just timing was never right. I think that’s an important lesson for us all. DO IT NOW. Dont’ wait, it may be too late.

I know that Kevin is no longer suffering, and no longer sick, but we all will greatly miss his wisdom. He was such an amazing man.

My old friend and ex partner Jack Bastide and myself, are in the final months of completing a book about the network marketing industry, and Kevin and Laurel wrote a chapter in the book. When you read it you’ll get a better understanding of some of the challenges Kevin faced, as he shared a lot of them. Yet with all the things he faced, he still found time to care about all of us.

If you want us to let you know when the book is out, you can get on my notification list by writing publishedbook@aweber.com and/or Jack’s site at http://jackanddianebook.com

We are in final editing, and we have decided to dedicate this book to Kevin Anderson, the man that started it all. Without him, and his vision, I probably would have given up on network marketing. Here was a man that decided to set about building a company and making a difference, and he did.

Kevin Anderson was truly a man of integrity, a great friend, and my idol to the very end.

Love you KEVIN!!!! I know you’re watching over us all. You are the BEST!!!!

Diane

Wow, it is harder to write that than I thought, as I shead a tear for him now.

Kevin, touched so many lives that people could never fathom how many he touched. My business partners that do not even know Kevin are in shock as they heard much about him.

Just realize that the anyone that uses a recipricating website has Kevin Anderson to thank.

Kevin you always talk so fondly of your family. You had the biggest crush on Laurel. Your daughters were everything in the world to you. And you loved us, Cognigen, Ultimate Rep, everyone that you worked tirelessly to help so much and Kevin, thank you so much for loving me.

As we go down the tracks of the train of life, people come off and on your car. Kevin you have ridden along with me for he past 6 years and although you are not jsut a phone call or email away I know you are still on that car with me for the rest of my journey.

God Bless You Kevin

And this is a total shock to me.

It’s always sad to hear of anyone passing away. And I sincerely feel for him. May he rest in peace and hope that the legacy he leaves behind will be embraced and remembered by all…

Linda Sorensen