[KYHAM] Ronn Padgett, Former KyEM Director Passes Away

[Ron Dodson]

PADGETT, William R. "Ronn", 57, of Lexington, husband of Muriel Amos
"Mickey" Padgett passed away Fri., April 2, 2004.  Ronn was born 
Fri., July
26, 1946, the son of William Fisher and Isabel Lanham Padgett of
Perryville, Ky.  He retired in 2002 as the Director of the Ky. 
Division of
Emergency Management.  He was a graduate of Centre College and 
held a
masters degree in public administration.  He was commissioned in 
the U.S.
Navy in 1969 and retired as a Lt. Col. in the National Guard.  He 
was
deeply involved in the Partners of the Americas.  He was a member 
and past
president of the Ky.-Ecuador Partners and served two terms as a 
board
member and one term as treasurer on the International Board of 
Directors of
the Partners of the Americas.  He was a recipient of a Kellogg 
Fellowship
in International Development.  He was a member of several 
professional
organizations including KEMA, NEMA, CUSEC and the KYNGA.  In 
retirement he
worked with FEMA and as a consultant.  In addition to his wife 
and parents,
he is survived by his children, Gretchen Honican, Kathleen 
Padgett, and
Bomark Padgett; two grandchildren, Abigail and Griffin Honican; a 
brother,
Kenneth L. Padgett; nieces and nephews and cousins.  Funeral 
services will
be 2 pm Tues., April 6th at Crestwood Christian Church. Burial 
will be
private. Visitation will be 3 - 5 pm and 7 - 9 pm Mon., April 5th at
Whitehall Funeral Chapel. Memorials may be directed to 
Kentucky-Ecuador
Partners, c/o Kay Roberts, 102 Bradley Hall, University of Ky., 
Lexington,
KY 40506-0058.

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Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 4/4/2004.
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