MO SR545

Missouri Senate resolution honoring Alice Kitchen of Kansas City, who passed away November 14, 2025, with a public memorial held January 17, 2026 at Spencer Theatre

Worked in social services at Children's Mercy Hospital for over 20 years, retiring as social services department director in 2012

Co-founded Amethyst Place, a supportive housing program serving mothers and children for 25 years, and co-founded the Women's Equality Coalition of Greater Kansas City in 2012

Served on the Kansas City Human Rights Commission as chair of the Task Force on Gender Equity and received the Champion of Change Award from President Barack Obama

Partnered with Kansas City Public Library to promote literacy and Women's Equality Week programs; donated Women's Equality Coalition records to Missouri Valley Special Collections