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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of David Kay Ph.D. of Urbana, who passed
4away on September 2, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Professor Kay was the son of Warren and Josephine
6Kay and grew up in Philadelphia; he received his early
7education in Philadelphia public schools; he earned a bachelor
8of art at the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in English
9at Princeton University; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Professor Kay joined the Department of English at
11the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1966; he was
12actively involved in the English Department and served in
13administrative roles, including as associate head; he was a
14dedicated and inspiring teacher of Shakespeare and other early
15modern English writers; he was also internationally recognized
16as an expert on the plays and poems of Ben Johnson; he wrote a
17biography of Johnson and an influential series of articles on
18his self-presentation in his early plays; he was also the
19editor of two books; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Professor Kay and his family attended First
21Presbyterian Church of Urbana, where he served in many roles,
22including on the session, as a deacon, and as part of the Earth

 

 

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1Care Team; most recently, he enjoyed working at the church
2thrift shop; he was dedicated to the mission of the shop and
3the church; he most treasured his roles as father and husband;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Professor Kay was preceded in death by his parents
6and his sister, Carolyn Michael; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Professor Kay is survived by his wife, Marilyn
8Frey Kay; his sons, Brian and Gordon; and his grandsons,
9Austin, Lucas, and Conrad; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12David Kay Ph.D. and extend our sincere condolences to his
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Professor Kay as an expression of
17our deepest sympathy.