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His widow Asenath Rotich agrees with her mother-in-law: "I remember him most for his jokes… he was loving and caring, a man who liked to tell jokes."

Kiptum’s wife, Asenath Cheruiyot, said they were to travel together to Rotterdam in April, where Kiptum hoped to finish the race in less than two hours.

He leaves behind the parents, his widow, Asenath Rotich, and two children.

Benjamin Bluman and Asenath Steiman were foreign nationals living legally and temporarily in the United States.

At least Mr. Dennehy found a fascinating protagonist in the historical figure Asenath Nicholson.