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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 545
Whereas, the members of the Missouri Senate are deeply
saddened by the news of the passing of Alice Kitchen of
Kansas City, Missouri, who entered her heavenly home on
November 14, 2025, and was laid to eternal rest during a
public memorial service at the Spencer Theatre on January
17, 2026; and
Whereas, Alice Kitchen grew up in the Brookside
neighborhood of Kansas City, graduated from Bishop Hogan
High School, and continued her education to receive a
bachelor's degree in sociology from Immaculate Heart College
and a master's degree in social work from the University of
California-Los Angeles; and
Whereas, a champion for women's and children's rights,
Alice Kitchen is fondly remembered as someone who never gave
up on a cause, advocating for people who often went ignored
and for equality; and
Whereas, Alice Kitchen dedicated her career to helping
others and worked in social services at Children's Mercy
Hospital for more than twenty years until retiring as the
social services department director in 2012; and
Whereas, establishing Amethyst Place alongside several
community members, Alice Kitchen was instrumental in leading
the supportive housing program, serving countless mothers
and children for twenty-five years; and
Whereas, Alice Kitchen fiercely advocated for others
through her membership of the Kansas City Human Rights
Commission, where she was the chair of the commission's Task
Force on Gender Equity, and the Loretto Community; and
Whereas, a partner with the Kansas City Public Library,
Alice Kitchen valued the importance of literacy and
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education, helping with planning and promoting library
programs each year during Women's Equality Week; and
Whereas, Alice Kitchen also co-founded the Women's
Equality Coalition of Greater Kansas City in 2012 and has
donated the organization's records, including reports,
brochures, and promotional materials, to Missouri Valley
Special Collections, which are available for patrons and
researchers to access by request at the Central Library; and
Whereas, a volunteer for various civic affairs and
longtime supporter of women's rights, civic engagement, and
voter education, Alice Kitchen was honored to have received
the Champion of Change Award from President Barrack Obama in
recognition of her efforts; and
Whereas, now joining her beloved husband, Ron, in
eternal rest, Alice Kitchen's incredible legacy will be
remembered and honored by her niece, Jill Katz, and a host
of family, friends, and the entire Kansas City community:
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the members of the
Missouri Senate, One Hundred Third General Assembly, Second
Regular Session, join in honoring the legacy of Alice
Kitchen, who fought for equality, advocated for women and
children, greatly loved her family and friends, and left an
everlasting impact on all she knew.