IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Kathy A.

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Knight

May 1, 1952 – November 9, 2022

Obituary

Kathy Ann Knight, loving mother, sister, and friend sadly passed quietly at her home on November 9, 2022. was born at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, NE and was raised in Chapman, NE.

Kathy was a graduate of Northwest High School in Grand Island, NE. She was awarded Ms. Harvest of Harmony representative during high school and was an Honored Queen in the Job's Daughters Organization, among many awards. She attended The University of Nebraska (Kearney State) and was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She then went on to receive a Masters of Social Work (MSN) from the University of Denver.

Among her accomplishments as a social worker was to place abused children in safe homes. Kathy left social work years later and opened the Crepes n' Crepes Restaurant in Cherry Creek and was the proprietor for many years. She employed fifty-five people in her three restaurants
and today it remains a staple in the Denver fine dining scene.

She is survived by her daughters, Hallie Knight Hughes and Lauren Knight Hughes who reside in Austin, TX, ex-husband Richard Hughes of Denver; siblings Joanne Ford (Michael) and Judy Knight of Denver, Karen Kutchkau (Lonny) and Roger Knight of Central City, NE, and Wm. Kirby Knight (Debbie) of Grand Island, NE, many nieces, nephews, and cousins throughout the United States and abroad.

Kathy was preceded in death by parents, William R. Knight and Dorothy M. Hughes Knight of Chapman, NE; brother Kevin R. Knight, niece Tessa L. Knight, grandparents William B. Knight and Mildred Smith Knight of Chapman, NE, Raymond Hughes and Sylvia Hill Hughes of Grand Island, NE., various aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A celebration of Kathy's life will be held Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM in Mitchell Hall at The Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206.

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