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A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Kenneth 1
Ray Haggard. 2
WHEREAS, Kenneth Ray Haggard was born January 28, 1959, to the late Robert 3
Ray Haggard and Carolyn Haggard; and 4
WHEREAS, Kenneth Ray Haggard was a graduate of Murray State University and 5
the University of Kentucky's College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate; and 6
WHEREAS, Kenneth Ray Haggard practiced law for almost forty years in 7
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, earned the esteem of his colleagues and community, and was 8
awarded the Nation's Top One Percent from the National Association of Distinguished 9
Counsel; and 10
WHEREAS, Kenneth Ray Haggard was an active participant in his community as a 11
member of First Methodist Church, the Jaycees, and Kiwanis Club, where he served in 12
various leadership positions; and 13
WHEREAS, in addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Joe 14
Craig Haggard, and grandfather, George Woodrow Piper; and 15
WHEREAS, Kenneth Ray Haggard was loved dearly by his wife of forty years, 16
LeiAndra Vaughn Haggard, who was with him when he died on January 30, 2024. He is 17
also survived by his son, Charles Robert (Jessica) Haggard; daughter, Jolie Raye (Zach) 18
Lamb; granddaughters, Kensley Marie Lamb, Amelia Louis Lamb, and Charleigh Rose 19
Haggard; and a host of other friends and loved ones; 20
NOW, THEREFORE, 21
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 22
Kentucky: 23
Section 1. The Senate hereby extends its most profound sympathy upon the 24
passing of Kenneth Ray Haggard and expresses heartfelt condolences to his family in this 25
time of loss. 26
Section 2. When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor and loving 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1967
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memory of Kenneth Ray Haggard. 1
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this 2
Resolution to Senator Whitney Westerfield for delivery to the family. 3