Kentucky SR 45: A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Russell Glen Mobley.

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A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Russell 1
Glen Mobley. 2
WHEREAS, Russell Glen Mobley was a son of this Commonwealth, having been 3
born in Clay County on November 18, 1933, to the late Elmer and Ollie Allen Mobley; 4
and 5
WHEREAS, a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, Russell Glen Mobley 6
graduated from the University of Kentucky and went on to teach high school in Lexington 7
in the 1960s. He produced and directed musical theater before becoming the director of 8
the theater program at Campbellsville University in 1971, a position he would hold for 9
more than three decades; and 10
WHEREAS, Russell Glen Mobley enjoyed a long career in state government, acting 11
as the Deputy Commissioner of Personnel and the Deputy Commissioner of Parks under 12
Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn. He also served as the Taylor County Judge/Executive 13
in the late 1980s; and 14
WHEREAS, from 2000 to 2008, Russell Glen Mobley was elected to serve in the 15
Kentucky House of Representatives, and his service to the General Assembly is 16
commended by all in this body today; and 17
WHEREAS, Russell Glen Mobley was an avid sports fan and a noted lover of 18
Broadway musicals, and he combined these interests to work as a radio announcer in 19
Taylor County, serving as the Voice of the Tigers for Campbellsville University; and 20
WHEREAS, Russell Glen Mobley was an active member of the Calvary Baptist 21
Church in Lexington and Campbellsville Baptist Church, and served as the minister of 22
music at the Palestine Baptist Church and Lowell Avenue Baptist Church in the 1970s 23
and 1980s; and 24
WHEREAS, Russell Glen Mobley, courageous patriot, esteemed public official, 25
and cherished husband, father, grandfather, and brother, departed this earthly life and 26
entered into the kingdom of Heaven on October 26, 2018, leaving his family, friends, and 27

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all those whose lives he touched in solemn mourning; and 1
WHEREAS, Russell Glen Mobley is survived by his wife, Carole Ann McDaniel 2
Mobley; children, Gregory Mobley, Jeffrey Mobley and his wife, Diana Bain Mobley, 3
Stephanie Mobley Woodie, Suzanne Mobley Bennett and her husband, Joel Bennett, and 4
Joel Mobley and his wife, Mary Beth Edwards Mobley; thirteen grandchildren; two great-5
granddaughters; siblings, Violet Morguson, Betty Ruth Hensley and her husband, James 6
Hensley, and Joe Lester Mobley; and a host of other family members, friends, and loved 7
ones who will dearly miss his presence in their lives; 8
NOW, THEREFORE, 9
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 10
Kentucky: 11
Section 1. The members of the Senate hereby express their most profound 12
sympathy upon the passing of their former colleague in the Kentucky General Assembly, 13
Russell Glen Mobley, and extend heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and 14
community in this time of loss. 15
Section 2. When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor and loving 16
memory of Russell Glen Mobley. 17
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 18
Resolution to Senator Max Wise for delivery to the family. 19