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Kathleen O'Guin Swanson dies at age 60

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Kathleen O’Guin Swanson, loving wife and partner to Kenneth Swanson, died on October 9, 2014, in their home in Tallahassee, Florida, following an extended illness.

Kath was born March 8, 1954, in Gary, Indiana. The family moved to Portage, Indiana, where she graduated from high school in the class of 1972. She was a 1979 Purdue University graduate and received a B.S. degree in entomology.

Kath began her professional career in Orlando, Florida in 1980, where she met her husband Ken. They were married in 1986 and moved to Tallahassee in 1988 where she had distinguished careers, first with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and then with the Florida Wildlife Commission.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband Ken and dog Tate, a sister Patti (Dane) Potrzebowski and a brother Michael (Lynn) O’Guin, five nieces, seven nephews and five great-nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard M. and Katherine Barnard O’Guin.

Kath was a committed environmentalist and avid outdoors person who enjoyed kayaking, swimming, hiking, biking, and camping. Other interests included cooking and entertaining for family and friends, drawing, painting and floral arranging.

There will not be a memorial gathering at this time. A memorial celebration will be held at a later date at Dorothy Oven Park in Tallahassee, Florida for family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Big Bend Hospice of Tallahassee or Habitat for Humanity.

Being true to who we are means carrying our spirit like a candle in the center of our darkness.” - Mark Nepo

 

 

 

Posted 10/16/2014

 
 

 

 

 

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