Sarah Janine McKinney, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Previously known as Robert Keith Gillenwater, she was born on July 30, 1957, to the late Robert Gillenwater and Nora McKinney in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Sarah was an advocate and pillar of the transgender community. She facilitated communication between many of the community organizations in Louisville, Kentucky. She helped to provide a safe and thriving community. She was an inspiration for many, and was always there to help "in high heels and tool belt," as she liked to express it. Sarah will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
In addition to her parents, Robert and Nora, Sarah is preceded in death by her brother, Stephen Dale Gillenwater.
Left to cherish her memory, Sarah leaves behind six children: Chad Gillenwater (Jody), Alexis Gillenwater, Roxanne Gillenwater Chantiny (Joey), Alyssa Gillenwater, Morgan Gillenwater, and Billy Wulf; two siblings, David Lee Gillenwater and Sharon Ann Peers; one grandchild; and a host of extended family and close friends.
(This memorial is a companion/duplicate memorial of Robert Keith Gillenwater #239573635. Sarah McKinney was born as Robert Keith Gillenwater. Bob changed his identity at age 58. Therefore, I have created memorials under both names/identities for those who knew Sarah as Bob/Bobby in the past). (Ellen White 5/9/2022)
Sarah was an advocate and pillar of the transgender community. She facilitated communication between many of the community organizations in Louisville, Kentucky. She helped to provide a safe and thriving community. She was an inspiration for many, and was always there to help "in high heels and tool belt," as she liked to express it. Sarah will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
In addition to her parents, Robert and Nora, Sarah is preceded in death by her brother, Stephen Dale Gillenwater.
Left to cherish her memory, Sarah leaves behind six children: Chad Gillenwater (Jody), Alexis Gillenwater, Roxanne Gillenwater Chantiny (Joey), Alyssa Gillenwater, Morgan Gillenwater, and Billy Wulf; two siblings, David Lee Gillenwater and Sharon Ann Peers; one grandchild; and a host of extended family and close friends.
(This memorial is a companion/duplicate memorial of Robert Keith Gillenwater #239573635. Sarah McKinney was born as Robert Keith Gillenwater. Bob changed his identity at age 58. Therefore, I have created memorials under both names/identities for those who knew Sarah as Bob/Bobby in the past). (Ellen White 5/9/2022)
Sarah Janine McKinney, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Previously known as Robert Keith Gillenwater, she was born on July 30, 1957, to the late Robert Gillenwater and Nora McKinney in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Sarah was an advocate and pillar of the transgender community. She facilitated communication between many of the community organizations in Louisville, Kentucky. She helped to provide a safe and thriving community. She was an inspiration for many, and was always there to help "in high heels and tool belt," as she liked to express it. Sarah will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
In addition to her parents, Robert and Nora, Sarah is preceded in death by her brother, Stephen Dale Gillenwater.
Left to cherish her memory, Sarah leaves behind six children: Chad Gillenwater (Jody), Alexis Gillenwater, Roxanne Gillenwater Chantiny (Joey), Alyssa Gillenwater, Morgan Gillenwater, and Billy Wulf; two siblings, David Lee Gillenwater and Sharon Ann Peers; one grandchild; and a host of extended family and close friends.
(This memorial is a companion/duplicate memorial of Robert Keith Gillenwater #239573635. Sarah McKinney was born as Robert Keith Gillenwater. Bob changed his identity at age 58. Therefore, I have created memorials under both names/identities for those who knew Sarah as Bob/Bobby in the past). (Ellen White 5/9/2022)
Sarah was an advocate and pillar of the transgender community. She facilitated communication between many of the community organizations in Louisville, Kentucky. She helped to provide a safe and thriving community. She was an inspiration for many, and was always there to help "in high heels and tool belt," as she liked to express it. Sarah will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
In addition to her parents, Robert and Nora, Sarah is preceded in death by her brother, Stephen Dale Gillenwater.
Left to cherish her memory, Sarah leaves behind six children: Chad Gillenwater (Jody), Alexis Gillenwater, Roxanne Gillenwater Chantiny (Joey), Alyssa Gillenwater, Morgan Gillenwater, and Billy Wulf; two siblings, David Lee Gillenwater and Sharon Ann Peers; one grandchild; and a host of extended family and close friends.
(This memorial is a companion/duplicate memorial of Robert Keith Gillenwater #239573635. Sarah McKinney was born as Robert Keith Gillenwater. Bob changed his identity at age 58. Therefore, I have created memorials under both names/identities for those who knew Sarah as Bob/Bobby in the past). (Ellen White 5/9/2022)
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