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A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Donna 1
Mortensen Batten. 2
WHEREAS, Donna Mortensen Batten was born on July 12, 1930, in Council 3
Bluffs, Iowa; and 4
WHEREAS, Donna Batten was married to Don Batten and the couple made their 5
home in Pikeville, Kentucky; and 6
WHEREAS, Donna Batten was a homemaker, taking pride in supporting her 7
husband, raising their sons, and adoring their grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and 8
WHEREAS, Donna Batten loved her Lord and Savior and was a member of 9
Pikeville United Methodist Church; and 10
WHEREAS, Donna Batten passed away on March 30, 2024, at the age of 93. She 11
was preceded in death by her husband, Don Batten; parents, Roy Mortensen and Esther 12
Clingman Mortensen; and grandchild, Jessica Batten; and 13
WHEREAS, Donna Batten is survived by her brother, Roy "Mort" (Carolyn) 14
Mortensen; sister-in-law, Nancy "Tucker" Batten; sons, Bruce (Dana) Batten and Mark 15
Batten; grandchildren, Clark (Katie) Batten, Noah (Mollie) Batten, and Seth (Quinn) 16
Batten; and great-grandchildren, Gavin Batten, Amelia Batten, Colin Batten, Caleb 17
Batten, Austin Batten, Emily Hall, and Jake Hall; 18
NOW, THEREFORE, 19
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 20
Kentucky: 21
Section 1. The members of the Senate do hereby express their most profound 22
sympathy upon the passing of Donna Mortensen Batten. 23
Section 2. When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor and loving 24
memory of Donna Mortensen Batten. 25
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 26
Resolution to Senator Phillip Wheeler for delivery to the family. 27