Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home Obituary
Kathryn Ann Jacques was born June 26, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas, the first of three children. Her
family lived variously in Topeka, Abilene, Hutchinson, and finally settled in Salina, Kansas. After
high school Kate went to the University of Kansas in Lawrence where she gave up the childhood
name of Kathy and became Kate, the nom de guerre she would use for the rest of adult life.
Kate left KU with a general studies bachelor's degree, and then went to Kansas State University
where she studied animal nutrition. She ended up with a master's degree and then a PhD in
animal nutrition after publishing her doctoral thesis titled "The estimation of bovine saliva
production with soluble rumen markers and the effect of buffering compounds in forage sorghum silage-based diets" in 1985. After that, her family didn't ask too many questions about her work,
referring to it in general terms as research in animal nutrition. While at K-State, Kate met her
partner of 37 years, later to become her spouse, Kim Jordan, who was finishing her own
master's degree in animal nutrition.
Newly credentialed, Kate accepted a position with what was then a rather new, start-up
company called Alltech, based in Kentucky. The professional relationship was beneficial for both
Kate and the company and she worked with them as Director of Nutrition for her entire career
until finally retiring in 2019. The company underwent phenomenal growth over the years and
Kate grew with it, traveling the world, speaking at conferences, and editing an annual
compendium of research papers. She made many lasting friends in her professional life and
travels.
Kate had many and varied interests throughout her life, apart from her career, and she made
many friends who knew her only through those shared interests. She was an early adherent to
and active participant in geocaching (google that one if you have the time). She had a long-
standing interest in genealogy, including doing the groundwork of searching cemeteries for
individual graves to aid others in searching their own family history. She created a map and
index of the graves in the cemetery in Delphos, Kansas, where much of her maternal family is
buried. She cleaned and conserved many gravestones in multiple cemeteries she visited and
even purchased and placed stones for some unmarked graves in Delphos. Researching her
father's family history got her involved with a group of distant relatives in West Virginia and she
helped them with their local cemetery as well. After retiring, Kate even dabbled in the world of
ham radio for a while. She had recently acquired a new RV with plans to use it as a home base
as she explored her local area as well as state and national parks, continuing a life-long family
tradition of camping.
Everyone who knew Kate had their own version of Kate, depending on how and when their
paths crossed. It could have been in their shared professional world or tramping through an
overgrown cemetery in the middle of nowhere looking for lost relatives. She retained a group
of close friends from her early college days and had friends she knew from kayaking the rivers
in Kentucky while hunting for an elusive geocache.
Kate had a history of seizure disorders that ultimately caused her death on May 1, 2023. Kate's
parents, Robert L. and Shirley J. (Allison) Jacques, both preceded her in death.
She is survived by her spouse, Kim Jordan of Lawrenceburg, KY, and her extended family including Judy Jordan in Kansas,Gracie Jordan in Oklahoma, Terry Jordan (Jill) in Kansas, Austin Jordan (Cydnee) in Florida, Kaitlyn Jordan in Oklahoma, as well as three nieces, a nephew, five great-nieces, and two great nephews.
Kate had two siblings: Paula Jacques (Patrick Cirillo) in Montana, and Brent Jacques (Clay Hysell)
in Virginia as well a niece, Melissa Hance (Blake), and nephew, Matt Cirillo (Kelsey Eckhardt),
both in Montana.
A casual evening celebration of all things Kate will be held on May 17, 2023,
5:00 - 9:00 p.m., in the patio garden of the Sage Garden Café at Wilson Nurseries, 3690 East
West Connector, Frankfort, KY. Interment will be at the Delphos cemetery in Kansas at 2:00
p.m. on May 27, 2023.
Kate's family suggests memorial contributions to the Anderson Humane Society, PO Box 494,
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342. Arrangements by Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, KY.
Kathryn Ann Jacques was born June 26, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas, the first of three children. Her
family lived variously in Topeka, Abilene, Hutchinson, and finally settled in Salina, Kansas. After
high school Kate went to the University of Kansas in Lawrence where she gave up the childhood
name of Kathy and became Kate, the nom de guerre she would use for the rest of adult life.
Kate left KU with a general studies bachelor's degree, and then went to Kansas State University
where she studied animal nutrition. She ended up with a master's degree and then a PhD in
animal nutrition after publishing her doctoral thesis titled "The estimation of bovine saliva
production with soluble rumen markers and the effect of buffering compounds in forage sorghum silage-based diets" in 1985. After that, her family didn't ask too many questions about her work,
referring to it in general terms as research in animal nutrition. While at K-State, Kate met her
partner of 37 years, later to become her spouse, Kim Jordan, who was finishing her own
master's degree in animal nutrition.
Newly credentialed, Kate accepted a position with what was then a rather new, start-up
company called Alltech, based in Kentucky. The professional relationship was beneficial for both
Kate and the company and she worked with them as Director of Nutrition for her entire career
until finally retiring in 2019. The company underwent phenomenal growth over the years and
Kate grew with it, traveling the world, speaking at conferences, and editing an annual
compendium of research papers. She made many lasting friends in her professional life and
travels.
Kate had many and varied interests throughout her life, apart from her career, and she made
many friends who knew her only through those shared interests. She was an early adherent to
and active participant in geocaching (google that one if you have the time). She had a long-
standing interest in genealogy, including doing the groundwork of searching cemeteries for
individual graves to aid others in searching their own family history. She created a map and
index of the graves in the cemetery in Delphos, Kansas, where much of her maternal family is
buried. She cleaned and conserved many gravestones in multiple cemeteries she visited and
even purchased and placed stones for some unmarked graves in Delphos. Researching her
father's family history got her involved with a group of distant relatives in West Virginia and she
helped them with their local cemetery as well. After retiring, Kate even dabbled in the world of
ham radio for a while. She had recently acquired a new RV with plans to use it as a home base
as she explored her local area as well as state and national parks, continuing a life-long family
tradition of camping.
Everyone who knew Kate had their own version of Kate, depending on how and when their
paths crossed. It could have been in their shared professional world or tramping through an
overgrown cemetery in the middle of nowhere looking for lost relatives. She retained a group
of close friends from her early college days and had friends she knew from kayaking the rivers
in Kentucky while hunting for an elusive geocache.
Kate had a history of seizure disorders that ultimately caused her death on May 1, 2023. Kate's
parents, Robert L. and Shirley J. (Allison) Jacques, both preceded her in death.
She is survived by her spouse, Kim Jordan of Lawrenceburg, KY, and her extended family including Judy Jordan in Kansas,Gracie Jordan in Oklahoma, Terry Jordan (Jill) in Kansas, Austin Jordan (Cydnee) in Florida, Kaitlyn Jordan in Oklahoma, as well as three nieces, a nephew, five great-nieces, and two great nephews.
Kate had two siblings: Paula Jacques (Patrick Cirillo) in Montana, and Brent Jacques (Clay Hysell)
in Virginia as well a niece, Melissa Hance (Blake), and nephew, Matt Cirillo (Kelsey Eckhardt),
both in Montana.
A casual evening celebration of all things Kate will be held on May 17, 2023,
5:00 - 9:00 p.m., in the patio garden of the Sage Garden Café at Wilson Nurseries, 3690 East
West Connector, Frankfort, KY. Interment will be at the Delphos cemetery in Kansas at 2:00
p.m. on May 27, 2023.
Kate's family suggests memorial contributions to the Anderson Humane Society, PO Box 494,
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342. Arrangements by Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, KY.
Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home Obituary
Kathryn Ann Jacques was born June 26, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas, the first of three children. Her
family lived variously in Topeka, Abilene, Hutchinson, and finally settled in Salina, Kansas. After
high school Kate went to the University of Kansas in Lawrence where she gave up the childhood
name of Kathy and became Kate, the nom de guerre she would use for the rest of adult life.
Kate left KU with a general studies bachelor's degree, and then went to Kansas State University
where she studied animal nutrition. She ended up with a master's degree and then a PhD in
animal nutrition after publishing her doctoral thesis titled "The estimation of bovine saliva
production with soluble rumen markers and the effect of buffering compounds in forage sorghum silage-based diets" in 1985. After that, her family didn't ask too many questions about her work,
referring to it in general terms as research in animal nutrition. While at K-State, Kate met her
partner of 37 years, later to become her spouse, Kim Jordan, who was finishing her own
master's degree in animal nutrition.
Newly credentialed, Kate accepted a position with what was then a rather new, start-up
company called Alltech, based in Kentucky. The professional relationship was beneficial for both
Kate and the company and she worked with them as Director of Nutrition for her entire career
until finally retiring in 2019. The company underwent phenomenal growth over the years and
Kate grew with it, traveling the world, speaking at conferences, and editing an annual
compendium of research papers. She made many lasting friends in her professional life and
travels.
Kate had many and varied interests throughout her life, apart from her career, and she made
many friends who knew her only through those shared interests. She was an early adherent to
and active participant in geocaching (google that one if you have the time). She had a long-
standing interest in genealogy, including doing the groundwork of searching cemeteries for
individual graves to aid others in searching their own family history. She created a map and
index of the graves in the cemetery in Delphos, Kansas, where much of her maternal family is
buried. She cleaned and conserved many gravestones in multiple cemeteries she visited and
even purchased and placed stones for some unmarked graves in Delphos. Researching her
father's family history got her involved with a group of distant relatives in West Virginia and she
helped them with their local cemetery as well. After retiring, Kate even dabbled in the world of
ham radio for a while. She had recently acquired a new RV with plans to use it as a home base
as she explored her local area as well as state and national parks, continuing a life-long family
tradition of camping.
Everyone who knew Kate had their own version of Kate, depending on how and when their
paths crossed. It could have been in their shared professional world or tramping through an
overgrown cemetery in the middle of nowhere looking for lost relatives. She retained a group
of close friends from her early college days and had friends she knew from kayaking the rivers
in Kentucky while hunting for an elusive geocache.
Kate had a history of seizure disorders that ultimately caused her death on May 1, 2023. Kate's
parents, Robert L. and Shirley J. (Allison) Jacques, both preceded her in death.
She is survived by her spouse, Kim Jordan of Lawrenceburg, KY, and her extended family including Judy Jordan in Kansas,Gracie Jordan in Oklahoma, Terry Jordan (Jill) in Kansas, Austin Jordan (Cydnee) in Florida, Kaitlyn Jordan in Oklahoma, as well as three nieces, a nephew, five great-nieces, and two great nephews.
Kate had two siblings: Paula Jacques (Patrick Cirillo) in Montana, and Brent Jacques (Clay Hysell)
in Virginia as well a niece, Melissa Hance (Blake), and nephew, Matt Cirillo (Kelsey Eckhardt),
both in Montana.
A casual evening celebration of all things Kate will be held on May 17, 2023,
5:00 - 9:00 p.m., in the patio garden of the Sage Garden Café at Wilson Nurseries, 3690 East
West Connector, Frankfort, KY. Interment will be at the Delphos cemetery in Kansas at 2:00
p.m. on May 27, 2023.
Kate's family suggests memorial contributions to the Anderson Humane Society, PO Box 494,
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342. Arrangements by Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, KY.
Kathryn Ann Jacques was born June 26, 1954, in Topeka, Kansas, the first of three children. Her
family lived variously in Topeka, Abilene, Hutchinson, and finally settled in Salina, Kansas. After
high school Kate went to the University of Kansas in Lawrence where she gave up the childhood
name of Kathy and became Kate, the nom de guerre she would use for the rest of adult life.
Kate left KU with a general studies bachelor's degree, and then went to Kansas State University
where she studied animal nutrition. She ended up with a master's degree and then a PhD in
animal nutrition after publishing her doctoral thesis titled "The estimation of bovine saliva
production with soluble rumen markers and the effect of buffering compounds in forage sorghum silage-based diets" in 1985. After that, her family didn't ask too many questions about her work,
referring to it in general terms as research in animal nutrition. While at K-State, Kate met her
partner of 37 years, later to become her spouse, Kim Jordan, who was finishing her own
master's degree in animal nutrition.
Newly credentialed, Kate accepted a position with what was then a rather new, start-up
company called Alltech, based in Kentucky. The professional relationship was beneficial for both
Kate and the company and she worked with them as Director of Nutrition for her entire career
until finally retiring in 2019. The company underwent phenomenal growth over the years and
Kate grew with it, traveling the world, speaking at conferences, and editing an annual
compendium of research papers. She made many lasting friends in her professional life and
travels.
Kate had many and varied interests throughout her life, apart from her career, and she made
many friends who knew her only through those shared interests. She was an early adherent to
and active participant in geocaching (google that one if you have the time). She had a long-
standing interest in genealogy, including doing the groundwork of searching cemeteries for
individual graves to aid others in searching their own family history. She created a map and
index of the graves in the cemetery in Delphos, Kansas, where much of her maternal family is
buried. She cleaned and conserved many gravestones in multiple cemeteries she visited and
even purchased and placed stones for some unmarked graves in Delphos. Researching her
father's family history got her involved with a group of distant relatives in West Virginia and she
helped them with their local cemetery as well. After retiring, Kate even dabbled in the world of
ham radio for a while. She had recently acquired a new RV with plans to use it as a home base
as she explored her local area as well as state and national parks, continuing a life-long family
tradition of camping.
Everyone who knew Kate had their own version of Kate, depending on how and when their
paths crossed. It could have been in their shared professional world or tramping through an
overgrown cemetery in the middle of nowhere looking for lost relatives. She retained a group
of close friends from her early college days and had friends she knew from kayaking the rivers
in Kentucky while hunting for an elusive geocache.
Kate had a history of seizure disorders that ultimately caused her death on May 1, 2023. Kate's
parents, Robert L. and Shirley J. (Allison) Jacques, both preceded her in death.
She is survived by her spouse, Kim Jordan of Lawrenceburg, KY, and her extended family including Judy Jordan in Kansas,Gracie Jordan in Oklahoma, Terry Jordan (Jill) in Kansas, Austin Jordan (Cydnee) in Florida, Kaitlyn Jordan in Oklahoma, as well as three nieces, a nephew, five great-nieces, and two great nephews.
Kate had two siblings: Paula Jacques (Patrick Cirillo) in Montana, and Brent Jacques (Clay Hysell)
in Virginia as well a niece, Melissa Hance (Blake), and nephew, Matt Cirillo (Kelsey Eckhardt),
both in Montana.
A casual evening celebration of all things Kate will be held on May 17, 2023,
5:00 - 9:00 p.m., in the patio garden of the Sage Garden Café at Wilson Nurseries, 3690 East
West Connector, Frankfort, KY. Interment will be at the Delphos cemetery in Kansas at 2:00
p.m. on May 27, 2023.
Kate's family suggests memorial contributions to the Anderson Humane Society, PO Box 494,
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342. Arrangements by Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, KY.
