early morning hours of May 12th following a short
hospitalization. She had been living in a memory care facility in
Mesa, Arizona.
Kay, 70, was born in September of 1949, in Wichita,
Kansas to Neil and Mabel Froment. In her early teens, Kay
moved , with her family, to Scottsdale, Arizona. Soon after, she
became involved with the horse community and acquired her
beloved quarter horse Daquiri. Together, they did barrel racing,
trail rides, and, her favorite, campouts in the Superstition
Mountains.
Although Kay claimed Scottsdale High as her school, she
graduated from the new Saguaro High in their first graduating
class of 1968. In October of that same year she was married.
During the following four years Kay had two children, Scott
and Christine, moved to Delaware, became a beautician, and
returned with her family to Glendale, Arizona.
Later, after working as a medical office assistant, Kay found
her career in newspaper classified sales. She started at the
Scottsdale Progress, then moved to the Arizona Republic and
Gazette. There she progressed to outside sales, predominantly
dealing with auto dealership clients. After the paper was sold,
Kay took a buy-out and moved back to her hometown of
Wichita. Not ready to retire she found a position in cruise sales
at Royal Caribbean Lines.
Kay was a devoted mother to Scott and Christine, and,
craziness was abundant, but, when her grand daughter Taylor
appeared, the world changed ! She was a voracious reader,
loved crafting, and, was a vindictive domino player ! When the
holidays came there was always a list for her famous rum cake.
Over the years, her red hair gave way to something else, but
the fire did not fade until the scourge of Alzheimer’s crept in.
At that point she was forced to leave the Wichita that she
enjoyed so much and returned to Arizona.
Kay was saddened at the loss of her mother, Mabel in
February, and her father Neil in June of 1992. More recently
she saw the passing of her brother Jerry. Now that the Lord
has taken Kay to be by his side, her children; Scott Purcell of
Wichita, Christine Purcell of Gilbert, and grand daughter Taylor
d’Eliso of Gilbert are left with a great sadness that can only be
eased with memories of love that was Kay.
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