Full Text of SR2012 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of David Kay Ph.D. of Urbana, who passed | 4 | | away on September 2, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Professor Kay was the son of Warren and Josephine | 6 | | Kay and grew up in Philadelphia; he received his early | 7 | | education in Philadelphia public schools; he earned a bachelor | 8 | | of art at the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in English | 9 | | at Princeton University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Professor Kay joined the Department of English at | 11 | | the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1966; he was | 12 | | actively involved in the English Department and served in | 13 | | administrative roles, including as associate head; he was a | 14 | | dedicated and inspiring teacher of Shakespeare and other early | 15 | | modern English writers; he was also internationally recognized | 16 | | as an expert on the plays and poems of Ben Johnson; he wrote a | 17 | | biography of Johnson and an influential series of articles on | 18 | | his self-presentation in his early plays; he was also the | 19 | | editor of two books; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Professor Kay and his family attended First | 21 | | Presbyterian Church of Urbana, where he served in many roles, | 22 | | including on the session, as a deacon, and as part of the Earth |
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| 1 | | Care Team; most recently, he enjoyed working at the church | 2 | | thrift shop; he was dedicated to the mission of the shop and | 3 | | the church; he most treasured his roles as father and husband; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Professor Kay was preceded in death by his parents | 6 | | and his sister, Carolyn Michael; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Professor Kay is survived by his wife, Marilyn | 8 | | Frey Kay; his sons, Brian and Gordon; and his grandsons, | 9 | | Austin, Lucas, and Conrad; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | David Kay Ph.D. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Professor Kay as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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