Kit and Caboodle

The Deaths in 2020 lists under :

Jack Ah Kit, 69, Australian politician, MLA (1995–2005)

• John Leonard Ah Kit (22 July 1950 – 12 July 2020) 

First of all we have another addition to the recent and prolific “John” pattern cluster.   And note the play with words in his name re Leonard means “lion” and kit is short for kitten.  I checked out the following etymology:

kit (n.1)late 13c., "round wooden tub," perhaps from Middle Dutch kitte "jug, tankard, wooden container," a word of unknown origin. Meaning "collection of personal effects," especially for traveling (originally in reference to a soldier), is from 1785, a transfer of sense from the chest to the articles in it; that of "outfit of tools for a workman" is from 1851. Of drum sets, by 1929. Meaning "article to be assembled by the buyer" is from 1930s. The soldier's stout kit-bag is from 1898.

That he was born on July 22nd stands ... and passed away in July reminds me of the cluster re “Politicians Born on the 22nd Day and Died in 2020 on the 20th Day of Same Month of Their Birth” pattern cluster.   This is a definite prompt to investigate Politicians listed on Wikipedia’s July 22nd wiki page under the Birth Section, in search for politicians who are still alive:

• 1923 – Bob Dole, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
• 1944 – Anand Satyanand, New Zealand lawyer, judge, and politician, 19th Governor-General of New Zealand
• 1946 – Johnson Toribiong, Palauan lawyer and politician, 7th President of Palau
• 1947 – Gilles Duceppe, Canadian politician
• 1965 – Derrick Dalley, Canadian educator and politician

There name Bob Dole stands out re (bob ole/Doe), so he’s likely our “main man”.  In the sidebar section of his wiki page one name stood out ... generating a “Bob” pattern cluster for one, and there’s the cryptic “bob pack wood”?!  Note from his wiki page:

• Bob Packwood(born September 11, 1932) 

And so he stands out for another reason!!!  Another name that stands out from the sidebar of Dole’s wiki page given the helm/elms in his surname:

• Jesse Helms(October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008)

And so he stands out for another reason (see this blogs Header)!!!  This is definitely a prompt to investigate the rest of the notable persons on his wiki page.

 By 1852, John Doe was being used for "any man whose name is not known;"