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1A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Bobbie
2 Lou Rasnick.
3WHEREAS, Bobbie Lou Rasnick was born on December 25, 1929, to William
4 Harrison and America Ratliff Goff in Williamson, West Virginia; and
5WHEREAS, Bobbie Lou Rasnick was a 1947 graduate of Elkhorn City High
6 School and was salutatorian of her class; and
7WHEREAS, Bobbie Lou Rasnick was a devoted member of Pikeville United
8 Methodist Church and served as church treasurer for decades; and
9WHEREAS, Bobbie Lou Rasnick was known throughout her community for her
10 lifelong passion for learning, traveling, and being outdoors; and
11WHEREAS, Bobbie Lou Rasnick worked as a bookkeeper for a number of local
12 businesses, including First National Bank and Chrisman Insurance and was an avid
13 advocate for the City of Pikeville and the state of Kentucky. Bobbie Lou Rasnick broadly
14 served community over the years; and
15WHEREAS, following her retirement in 1994, Bobbie Lou Rasnick began traveling
16 the nation and the world seeing and experiencing different locations and cultures; and
17WHEREAS, Bobbie Lou Rasnick was known for her passion towards conservative
18 causes which led her to serve as treasurer of the Pike County Republican Women's Club;
19 and
20WHEREAS, Bobbie Lou Rasnick was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur
21 Blake "Shorty" Rasnick in 1975, and leaves behind her sister Juanita (John) Wilson; four
22 children John (Carolyn) Rasnick, Linda (Steve) Ratliff, David (Fredia) Rasnick, and
23 Peggy (Phil) Justice; eight grandchildren, Kati Rasnick, Joseph (Kathryn) Rasnick,
24 Rachael (Tommy) Benz, Isaac Ratliff, Matthew (Kate) Rasnick, Stephanie Ratliff, Will
25 Rasnick, and Blake Justice; three great-grandchildren, Ann Ashby Rasnick, Harrison
26 Rasnick, and Jackson Benz. Also, left behind to miss her daily is her neighbor, nephew,
27 and "adopted son," John Michael Johnson, and the lovely ladies that helped walk her
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1 home; and
2WHEREAS, with great sadness, we acknowledge the passing of Bobbie Lou
3 Rasnick who will be remembered and tremendously missed by her family, friends, the
4 Pikeville community, and all those who were touched by her presence;
5NOW, THEREFORE,
6 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
7 Kentucky:
8Section 1.       The Senate expresses its deepest sympathies upon the passing of
9 Bobbie Lou Rasnick and sends heartfelt thoughts and prayers to her family, friends, and
10 community throughout their healing journey.
11Section 2.       When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor and loving
12 memory of Bobbie Lou Rasnick.
13Section 3.       The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this
14 Resolution to Senator Phillip Wheeler for delivery to the family.
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