Kevin was born on October 26, 1956 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to Sheldon and Patricia (Gordon) Petit. Kevin graduated in 1974 from Winthrop, Minnesota and then entered the United States Army. He was later Honorably Discharged. He was married to Jacalyn Adams in 1978 and later divorced. Kevin spent many years in the logging industry with his father and brothers.

He began his work in law enforcement in Adams, Wisconsin later becoming a deputy sheriff for the Sawyer County Sheriff Department. He retired from law enforcement in 2006 but never stopped working. He loved reading and music, the outdoors, kayaking, fly fishing and camping. Kevin also loved remodeling houses and built the family home with the help of his brothers. He is survived by 2 daughters, Dawn Petit (Robb Jandrt) of Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Kelley (Matt) Mazurek of Chetek, Wisconsin; 5 brothers, Larry Petit of Winter, Wisconsin, Bruce (Laurel) Petit of Ojibwa, Wisconsin, Randy (Jackie) Petit of Winter, Wisconsin, Jeff Petit (Shannon Olsen) of Ojibwa, Wisconsin and Terry Petit (Nicole Clark) of Winter, Wisconsin; numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sheldon and Patricia Petit; his brother, Mark and a twin brother, Kent.

A private family and friend service will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 3:00PM at Appleyard’s Home for Funerals in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, with interment and Military Rites in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Winter, Wisconsin in the spring. Please wear masks and adhere to social distancing.