[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 57 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF KATHLEEN HUDSON GAUT

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                            HON. FRED UPTON

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2008

  Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today along with the Honorable Mike 
Rogers of Michigan to recognize the life of Kathleen Hudson Gaut of St. 
Joseph, Michigan who passed away on January 7, 2008.
  Kathleen was a loving, selfless woman who will be greatly missed in 
her community. Nothing made Kay happier than being with her large 
family who is spread out from coast to coast. Kay also had the enviable 
ability to make the life of anyone she encountered about town a little 
bit better that day.
  Born March 12, 1926, in Kalamazoo, Kathleen completed grade and high 
school at Western Michigan (then) College. Recognized in grade school 
for her athleticism, her interest in high school focused on music, 
culminating as drum majorette and band master. She completed her 
education at Kalamazoo Business College, and then went on to a career 
at Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment (KVP) Corp. In 1970 she was married to 
a childhood friend, and with her children they came to Stevensville, to 
be near the lake she had loved as a child. In 1983, Kay and her husband 
moved to Baroda where they created Senior Life Manor, a foster care 
home. Retiring 10 years later, they returned to Stevensville, and later 
to their present home in St. Joseph Township. Kay is survived by her 
husband of 37 years, Dell; five children. Susan (Robert) Vandervliet of 
Mineral, Virginia, Thomas (Rhonda) Rabbers of St. Joseph, James (Mary) 
Rabbers of Stevensville, Jodi Rabberts of Arlington, Texas, and Daniel 
(Diana) Rabbers of Peoria, Arizona; a step-son, Dale (Jackie) Gaut of 
Hudsonville, MI; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Kay's 
mother and father, Harold and Doris Hudson, preceded her in death.
  Therefore Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the life of Kathleen Gaut. May she rest in peace in heaven.

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