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Kane died at a [[hospice]] in New Orleans at the age of fifty of gastrointestinal [[cancer]].<ref name=hillyer/> He was survived by his wife of seventeen years, the former Lesley Ann Vance (born July 16, 1969); his daughters, Margaret Chamberlin "Molly" Kane and Vivian Ruth Kane; his mother, Kate Stowe Kane of Centerport, New York, and brothers, David Kane of [[Newark]], [[New Jersey]], and Tim Kane of [[Brooklyn]], New York. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Patrick Kane. A memorial service was held on November 4, 2016, at the St. Charles Avenue [[Presbyterian]] Church, of which he was an elder.<ref name=obit/> I

Kane died at a [[hospice]] in New Orleans at the age of fifty of gastrointestinal [[cancer]].<ref name=hillyer/> He was survived by his wife of seventeen years, the former Lesley Ann Vance (born July 16, 1969); his daughters, Margaret Chamberlin "Molly" Kane and Vivian Ruth Kane; his mother, Kate Stowe Kane of Centerport, New York, and brothers, David Kane of [[Newark]], [[New Jersey]], and Tim Kane of [[Brooklyn]], New York. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Patrick Kane. A memorial service was held on November 4, 2016, at the St. Charles Avenue [[Presbyterian]] Church, of which he was an elder.<ref name=obit/> I

n recognizing Kane's death, the ''[[National Review]]'', founded in 1955 by [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], wrote that the "Pelican Institute was often a one-man shop, but even as Kevin endured sixteen months of cancer with astonishing grace, he made arrangements to keep Pelican going after his own departure. Kevin remained determined that even after his death, his work would help Louisiana’s civil society become as strong as its culture is memorable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/441598/kevin-kane-good-citizen-free-market-hero|title=Good Citizen Kane: In memory of a New Orleans free-market hero|author=[[Quin Hilyer]] and [[Deroy Murdock]]|publisher=''[[National Review]]''|date=October 31, 2016|accessdate=July 10, 2017}}</ref> Stephen Michael Gele (born April 16, 1968) was named president of the Pelican Institute upon Kane's passing. A New Orleans litigation lawyer, Gele has been affiliated with the institute since its founding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pelicaninstitute.org/staff/|title=Pelican Institute for Public Policy Staff|publisher=Pelicaninstitute.org|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>

n recognizing Kane's death, the ''[[National Review]]'', founded in 1955 by [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], wrote that the Pelican Institute "was often a one-man shop, but even as Kevin endured sixteen months of cancer with astonishing grace, he made arrangements to keep Pelican going after his own departure. Kevin remained determined that even after his death, his work would help Louisiana’s civil society become as strong as its culture is memorable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/441598/kevin-kane-good-citizen-free-market-hero|title=Good Citizen Kane: In memory of a New Orleans free-market hero|author=[[Quin Hilyer]] and [[Deroy Murdock]]|publisher=''[[National Review]]''|date=October 31, 2016|accessdate=July 10, 2017}}</ref> Stephen Michael Gele (born April 16, 1968) was named president of the Pelican Institute upon Kane's passing. A New Orleans litigation lawyer, Gele has been affiliated with the institute since its founding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pelicaninstitute.org/staff/|title=Pelican Institute for Public Policy Staff|publisher=Pelicaninstitute.org|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>

(Kane is unrelated to the [[Canada|Canadian]] songwriter also named Kevin Kane.)

(Kane is unrelated to the [[Canada|Canadian]] songwriter also named Kevin Kane.)